Access to clean water — all countries

Access to clean water — Mauritania

Access to clean water in Mauritania in 2024 — 77.3%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 202. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 35.9 pp.

2024 77.3% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 171of 202
Period maximum 77.3%2024
Period minimum 41.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to clean water — Mauritania, 2000–202440506070802000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 41.4%2001: 42.3%2002: 43.8%2003: 45.3%2004: 46.8%2005: 48.4%2006: 49.9%2007: 51.4%2008: 53%2009: 54.5%2010: 56.1%2011: 57.6%2012: 59.2%2013: 60.8%2014: 62.3%2015: 63.9%2016: 65.5%2017: 67.1%2018: 68.6%2019: 70.2%2020: 71.7%2021: 73.3%2022: 74.9%2023: 76.4%2024: 77.3%
Change over the period: +35.9 pp Annual average: 1.49 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 77.3%
World 91.5%
Western Africa computed 78.1%
Access to clean water — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.3 +0.9 pp
2023 76.4 +1.6 pp
2022 74.9 +1.6 pp
2021 73.3 +1.6 pp
2020 71.7 +1.6 pp
2019 70.2 +1.6 pp
2018 68.6 +1.6 pp
2017 67.1 +1.6 pp
2016 65.5 +1.6 pp
2015 63.9 +1.6 pp
2014 62.3 +1.6 pp
2013 60.8 +1.6 pp
2012 59.2 +1.6 pp
2011 57.6 +1.6 pp
2010 56.1 +1.6 pp
2009 54.5 +1.5 pp
2008 53 +1.5 pp
2007 51.4 +1.5 pp
2006 49.9 +1.5 pp
2005 48.4 +1.5 pp
2004 46.8 +1.5 pp
2003 45.3 +1.5 pp
2002 43.8 +1.5 pp
2001 42.3 +0.9 pp
2000 41.4

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sources of drinking water — piped supply, protected wells and springs located no further than 30 minutes away round trip. An improved source does not guarantee that the water is safe, but it is the minimum threshold below which the risk of intestinal infections rises sharply.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.