People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.3194 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.3194 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.7486 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3194 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 214 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7486 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.7325 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.715 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6973 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6795 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6615 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6435 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6253 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.607 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5886 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5701 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5515 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5327 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5139 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.495 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.476 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4571 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4381 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.419 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3809 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3618 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3427 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3236 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3194 people per person | -1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3194 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2638 people per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3194 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6699 people per person | 0.5886 people per person | 0.7486 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4853 people per person | 0.4 people per person | 0.5701 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3457 people per person | 0.3194 people per person | 0.3809 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Mauritania was 0.3194 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7486 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3194 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People 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 not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People 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)
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People 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.