Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.1619 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.1619 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.5911 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1619 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5911 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.573 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5529 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.533 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5133 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4938 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4744 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4552 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4362 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4174 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3987 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3803 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.362 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.344 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3262 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3086 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2913 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2743 people per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2575 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.241 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2247 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2086 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1928 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1772 people per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1619 people per person | -8.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1619 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0674 people per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1619 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.504 people per person | 0.4174 people per person | 0.5911 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3184 people per person | 0.241 people per person | 0.3987 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.193 people per person | 0.1619 people per person | 0.2247 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 19 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1669 people per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.1639 people per person compare
- 21 Ethiopia 0.1623 people per person compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1604 people per person compare
- 24 Djibouti 0.1588 people per person compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 0.1564 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, per capita in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Mauritania was 0.1619 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5911 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1619 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.