People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius
Mauritius: People using safely managed sanitation services, urban was 72.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius stood at 72.2%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius peaked at 75.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 45th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.7% | 75.4% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 73.6% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.2% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 42 Kazakhstan 75.9% compare
- 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 75.3% compare
- 44 South Africa 74.8% compare
- 46 Georgia 71.1% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.3% compare
- 48 Egypt 69.0% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, urban in Mauritius was 72.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, urban recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, urban?
- Mauritius ranks 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, urban rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.