Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre was 0.5823 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.5823 people per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.5823 people per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1329 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1329 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.1527 people per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1726 people per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1926 people per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2127 people per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2328 people per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2529 people per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.273 people per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2929 people per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3127 people per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3324 people per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3578 people per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3776 people per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.397 people per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4161 people per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4348 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4535 people per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.472 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4904 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5087 people per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.527 people per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.545 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5633 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5823 people per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5823 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0047 people per square kilometre, 123.9× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5823 people per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5739 people per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2228 people per square kilometre | 0.1329 people per square kilometre | 0.3127 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.424 people per square kilometre | 0.3324 people per square kilometre | 0.5087 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5544 people per square kilometre | 0.527 people per square kilometre | 0.5823 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 38 Guatemala 0.6767 people per square kilometre compare
- 39 South Sudan 0.6528 people per square kilometre compare
- 40 Rwanda 0.5899 people per square kilometre compare
- 42 India 0.576 people per square kilometre compare
- 43 Solomon Islands 0.574 people per square kilometre compare
- 44 Chad 0.5739 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.5823 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5823 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.