Mauritania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Mauritania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 19.4% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 4.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 1.9% | 7.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 3.9% | 15.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Mauritania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mauritania, at 19.4% against 4.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% 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 renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.