People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania
Mauritania: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.2659 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania is 0.2659 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.5626 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2659 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5626 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.5506 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5358 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5211 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5066 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4922 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.478 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.464 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4501 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4365 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.423 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4097 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3966 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3837 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3711 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3587 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3467 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.335 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3236 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3124 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3016 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.291 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2807 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2707 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2659 people per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4998 people per person | 0.4365 people per person | 0.5626 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.366 people per person | 0.3124 people per person | 0.423 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.282 people per person | 0.2659 people per person | 0.3016 people per person | 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 people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania?
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Mauritania was 0.2659 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5626 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2659 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.