People without basic handwashing facilities in Mauritania
Mauritania: People without basic handwashing facilities was 3.07 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People without basic handwashing facilities in Mauritania, 2009–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.07 million people for people without basic handwashing facilities 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, people without basic handwashing facilities in Mauritania peaked at 3.07 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.52 million people | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million people | 1.56 million people | 2.42 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million people | 2.55 million people | 3.07 million people | 5 |
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More reference data data for Mauritania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without basic handwashing facilities in Mauritania?
- People without basic handwashing facilities in Mauritania was 3.07 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people without basic handwashing facilities recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million people in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for people without basic handwashing facilities?
- Mauritania ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without basic handwashing facilities 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.