Mauritania - Access to basic drinking water services

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) in Mauritania was 49.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 49.91 in 2020, while its lowest value was 25.02 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 25.02
2001 26.16
2002 27.51
2003 28.88
2004 30.26
2005 31.67
2006 33.09
2007 34.53
2008 35.99
2009 37.46
2010 38.96
2011 40.47
2012 42.00
2013 43.55
2014 45.11
2015 46.69
2016 48.29
2017 49.91
2018 49.91
2019 49.91
2020 49.91

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population)

People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) in Mauritania was 89.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 89.26 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.96 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 66.96
2001 67.23
2002 68.54
2003 69.86
2004 71.20
2005 72.54
2006 73.88
2007 75.24
2008 76.61
2009 77.98
2010 79.36
2011 80.75
2012 82.15
2013 83.55
2014 84.97
2015 86.39
2016 87.82
2017 89.26
2018 89.26
2019 89.26
2020 89.26

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) in Mauritania was 71.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 71.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 2000.

Definition: The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).

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Year Value
2000 41.00
2001 42.02
2002 43.71
2003 45.42
2004 47.14
2005 48.88
2006 50.63
2007 52.40
2008 54.18
2009 55.97
2010 57.78
2011 59.60
2012 61.43
2013 63.27
2014 65.12
2015 66.97
2016 68.83
2017 70.70
2018 71.03
2019 71.36
2020 71.68

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention