Sanitation facilities usage in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage was 836,671 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Mauritania, 2000–2024
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 836,671 people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Mauritania peaked at 1.54 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 836,671 people, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 42nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.54 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.35 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 937,572 people | 836,671 people | 1.03 million people | 5 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Mauritania was 836,671 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 836,671 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Mauritania ranks 42nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.