Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.8635 people per square kilometre for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 1.5 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8635 people per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 82nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.49 people per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.47 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.45 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.43 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.41 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.39 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.37 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.35 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.33 people per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 people per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.29 people per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.27 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.25 people per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.16 people per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 people per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 people per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9583 people per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.912 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8635 people per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8635 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.47 people per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8635 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.23 people per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 people per square kilometre | 1.33 people per square kilometre | 1.5 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 people per square kilometre | 1.04 people per square kilometre | 1.31 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9341 people per square kilometre | 0.8635 people per square kilometre | 1 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 79 Curacao 1.04 people per square kilometre compare
- 80 Venezuela 0.9597 people per square kilometre compare
- 81 Bolivia 0.8645 people per square kilometre compare
- 83 Mali 0.8526 people per square kilometre compare
- 84 Zambia 0.8404 people per square kilometre compare
- 85 Syria 0.713 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, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8635 people per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 82nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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.
About this data
Sanitation facilities usage 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.