Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDP per unit of energy use

Mauritius
25.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Mauritius rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
25th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
510152025199020062023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 25.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 171 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.6 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 5.5 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Mauritius
2000s 12.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.1 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.31 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Mauritius
2010s 18.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 8.58 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.44 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Mauritius
2020s 23.01 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 10.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 12.38 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Mauritius, at 25.08 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 11.68 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13.4 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Mauritius ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.