Gabon vs Mauritania: Annual change in primary energy use
Gabon
0.5628 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania
0.5335 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Gabon rank
90th
Mauritania rank
91st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.5628 terawatt-hours against 0.5335 terawatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0293 terawatt-hours.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 90th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4005 terawatt-hours | 0.1973 terawatt-hours | 0.2032 terawatt-hours | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.1954 terawatt-hours | 0.9776 terawatt-hours | 0.7822 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.1581 terawatt-hours | -0.5429 terawatt-hours | 0.3848 terawatt-hours | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.468 terawatt-hours | 0.93 terawatt-hours | 0.462 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1408 terawatt-hours | 0.3302 terawatt-hours | 0.1894 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Gabon, at 0.5628 terawatt-hours against 0.5335 terawatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 0.0293 terawatt-hours, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Gabon ranks 90th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.