Level of water stress in Mauritania

Freshwater withdrawals in Mauritania were equal to 13.2% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1980 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Mauritania, 2022 13.2% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 13.2%
Position in 2022 78th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Mauritania over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Mauritania
2022 13.2%
2021 13.2%
2020 13.2%
2019 13.2%
2018 13.2%
2017 13.2%
2016 13.2%
2015 13.2%
2014 13.2%
2013 13.2%
2012 13.2%
2011 13.2%
2010 13.2%
2009 13.2%
2008 13.2%
2007 13.2%
2006 13.2%
2005 13.2%
2004 13.2%
2003 13.8%
2002 14.5%
2001 15.1%
2000 15.7%
1999 15.7%
1998 15.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Mauritania has the 78th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1980 to 2022 for Mauritania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT