Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies was 1.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.69 for population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania peaked at 1.69 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 61st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1 | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.17 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1.21 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.29 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.41 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.41 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.42 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.46 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.59 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.61 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 | 1.1 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.4 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 4 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania?
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies in Mauritania was 1.69 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies?
- Mauritania ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies for cooking (in millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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