Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate was -26.84 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -26.84 % change on previous year for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 817.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 0.4001 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -26.84 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 89th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -0.0312 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.4001 % change on previous year | -1381.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2779 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1255 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0362 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2059 % change on previous year | +468.6% |
| 2007 | -0.384 % change on previous year | +86.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4047 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4881 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2010 | -0.7861 % change on previous year | +61.0% |
| 2011 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 2012 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 2013 | -2.21 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 2014 | -2.93 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 2015 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 2016 | -4.43 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2017 | -5.38 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2018 | -6.52 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2019 | -7.92 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 2020 | -9.7 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2021 | -12.01 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 2022 | -15.09 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 2023 | -19.58 % change on previous year | +29.8% |
| 2024 | -26.84 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -26.84 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.79 % change on previous year, 9.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -26.84 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.4865 % change on previous year, 55.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1381.9% | -0.0312 % change on previous year | 0.4001 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -468.6% | -0.0362 % change on previous year | -0.2059 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -128.9% | 0.1255 % change on previous year | -0.0362 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.083 % change on previous year | -0.4881 % change on previous year | 0.4001 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.65 % change on previous year | -7.92 % change on previous year | -0.7861 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -16.65 % change on previous year | -26.84 % change on previous year | -9.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 86 Pakistan -21.18 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Panama -22.88 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Costa Rica -25.58 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Yemen -26.9 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Indonesia -28.42 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Mongolia -28.91 % change on previous year 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 urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate in Mauritania was -26.84 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4001 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.84 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 89th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 817.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.