Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.1509 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.1509 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.5114 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1509 people per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5114 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4952 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4766 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4582 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4402 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4224 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4049 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3878 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3709 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3544 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3382 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3224 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3069 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2917 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2769 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2626 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2486 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2351 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2219 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2091 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1968 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1848 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1731 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1619 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1509 people per person | -6.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1509 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0665 people per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1509 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4322 people per person | 0.3544 people per person | 0.5114 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2713 people per person | 0.2091 people per person | 0.3382 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1735 people per person | 0.1509 people per person | 0.1968 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 14 Kiribati 0.2067 people per person compare
- 15 Ethiopia 0.156 people per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.1527 people per person compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 0.149 people per person compare
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1437 people per person compare
- 20 Mozambique 0.1428 people per person compare
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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Mauritania was 0.1509 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5114 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1509 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.