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Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services

58.68percent · 2024+47.2% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs. Annual figures for Mauritania from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202458.677
202358.261
202256.076
202153.927
202051.812
201949.734
201847.69
201745.683
201643.71
201541.774
201439.873
201338.008
201236.178
201134.387
201032.635
200930.921
200829.244
200727.604
200626
200524.431
200423.137
200321.852
200220.576
200119.309
200018.153

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic sanitation services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-sanitation-services (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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