Number without basic handwashing in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number without basic handwashing was 3.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number without basic handwashing in Mauritania, 2009–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.07 million for number without basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Mauritania peaked at 3.07 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.52 million | — |
| 2010 | 1.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 million | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.28 million | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.69 million | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.99 million | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 3.07 million | +2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3.07 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.83 million, 45% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3.07 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 23% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1.52 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million | 1.56 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 2.55 million | 3.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without basic handwashing in Mauritania?
- Number without basic handwashing in Mauritania was 3.07 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Mauritania ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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