Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.0748 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0748 people per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.2036 people per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0748 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2021 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.202 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2028 people per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2034 people per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2036 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2036 people per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2031 people per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2024 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2015 people per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2006 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.199 people per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1967 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1936 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1894 people per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1838 people per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1772 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1693 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1602 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1498 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1379 people per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1096 people per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.093 people per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0748 people per square kilometre | -19.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0748 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2257 people per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0748 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2025 people per square kilometre | 0.2006 people per square kilometre | 0.2036 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1757 people per square kilometre | 0.1379 people per square kilometre | 0.199 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1005 people per square kilometre | 0.0748 people per square kilometre | 0.1245 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 72 Gabon 0.1068 people per square kilometre compare
- 73 Zambia 0.1025 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Morocco 0.0799 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cuba 0.0723 people per square kilometre compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0602 people per square kilometre compare
- 78 Belize 0.0592 people per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0748 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2036 people per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0748 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 75th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. 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 urban areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.