Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Electricity generation from oil
Mauritania
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.7 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania rank
63rd
Nicaragua rank
60th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.7 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mauritania ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 60th of 210 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.525 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.872 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | 0.134 terawatt-hours | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.7 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd and Nicaragua ranks 60th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.