High income vs Mauritania: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
High income
1.0%
in 2025
Mauritania
80.6%
in 2021
High income rank
38th
Mauritania rank
40th
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) over time
- High income
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 80.6% against 1.0% in High income, a difference of 79.6%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 78.7 times High income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 100.0% | 94.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 90.8% | 86.8% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 80.9% | 77.9% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, High income or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 80.6% against 1.0% in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between High income and Mauritania?
- 79.6%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Mauritania?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do High income and Mauritania rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?
- High income ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 40th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.