Italy vs Mauritania: Net electricity imports as a share of demand
Italy
15.1%
in 2025
Mauritania
12.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
36th
Mauritania rank
38th
Net electricity imports as a share of demand over time
- Italy
- Mauritania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.1% against 12.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 9.8% | 4.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 13.3% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 0.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports as a share of demand, Italy or Mauritania?
- Italy, at 15.1% against 12.7% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports as a share of demand between Italy and Mauritania?
- 2.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Mauritania rank globally for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Italy ranks 36th and Mauritania ranks 38th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.