Greenland vs Mauritania: Electricity generation from renewables
Greenland
0.5 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania
0.47 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Greenland rank
141st
Mauritania rank
142nd
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- Greenland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.5 terawatt-hours against 0.47 terawatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Greenland'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 Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 209 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.194 terawatt-hours | 0.049 terawatt-hours | 0.145 terawatt-hours | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.376 terawatt-hours | 0.267 terawatt-hours | 0.109 terawatt-hours | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.466 terawatt-hours | 0.458 terawatt-hours | 0.008 terawatt-hours | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, Greenland or Mauritania?
- Greenland, at 0.5 terawatt-hours against 0.47 terawatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between Greenland and Mauritania?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Mauritania rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- Greenland ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. 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.