Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0109 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0109 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.9% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0797 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 people per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 30th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0797 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0777 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0763 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0748 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0732 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0714 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0695 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0653 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0629 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0605 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0551 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0523 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0492 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.046 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0427 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0392 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0318 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0279 people per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 people per person | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0197 people per person | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 people per person | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 people per person | -28.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0109 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0035 people per person, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0109 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -28.9% | 0.0154 people per person | 0.0109 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0718 people per person | 0.0629 people per person | 0.0797 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 people per person | 0.0318 people per person | 0.0605 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0279 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 sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0109 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0797 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
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
- 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.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.