Datacard for Mauritius Water Indicators (1960-2024)
This dataset contains a time-series of key water indicators for Mauritius, spanning from 1960 to 2024. The data has been aggregated from multiple sources, cleaned, and processed into a single, analysis-ready CSV file.
The raw data was sourced from The World Bank data portal. The original files were provided in Excel (.xls) format.
- Temporal Coverage: 1960-2024
- Geographic Coverage: Mauritius
- Format: Comma-Separated Values (CSV)
Data Points (Features)
The dataset includes the following water indicators, with 'Year' serving as the primary date column:
annual_freshwater_withdrawals_total_of_internal_resources_: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)marine_protected_areas_of_territorial_waters_: Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)people_using_at_least_basic_drinking_water_services_of_population_: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)people_with_basic_handwashing_facilities_including_soap_and_water_of_population_: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population)
Data Preparation & Missing Data Handling
The raw data was processed using a Python script to transform it into a clean, structured format. The key steps were:
- Filtering: The data was filtered to include only records for 'Mauritius'.
- Reshaping: The original wide-format data (years as columns) was melted into a long format.
- Merging: Data from all indicator files was merged into a single DataFrame on 'Year'.
- Handling Missing Data: Missing values (
NaN) were filled using a two-step strategy: linear interpolation followed by a back-fill to handle any remaining gaps at the start of the series.