Mauritania vs Mauritius: Primary energy use
Mauritania
19.68 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritius
23.96 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania rank
143rd
Mauritius rank
141st
Primary energy use over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 23.96 terawatt-hours against 19.68 terawatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 4.28 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 143rd and Mauritius ranks 141st of 218 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 4.4 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 11.94 terawatt-hours | 9.69 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6.56 terawatt-hours | 17.73 terawatt-hours | 11.17 terawatt-hours | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 12.12 terawatt-hours | 23.38 terawatt-hours | 11.25 terawatt-hours | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 19.04 terawatt-hours | 22.3 terawatt-hours | 3.26 terawatt-hours | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 23.96 terawatt-hours against 19.68 terawatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 4.28 terawatt-hours, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for primary energy use?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd and Mauritius ranks 141st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.