Mauritania vs Tonga: Electricity demand per person

Mauritania
458.47 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Tonga
671.84 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania rank
169th
Tonga rank
166th

Electricity demand per person over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tonga
200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 671.84 kilowatt-hours against 458.47 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 213.37 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 169th and Tonga ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 218.11 kilowatt-hours 436.59 kilowatt-hours 218.48 kilowatt-hours Tonga
2010s 331.8 kilowatt-hours 536.06 kilowatt-hours 204.26 kilowatt-hours Tonga
2020s 423.33 kilowatt-hours 685.62 kilowatt-hours 262.29 kilowatt-hours Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity demand per person, Mauritania or Tonga?
Tonga, at 671.84 kilowatt-hours against 458.47 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity demand per person between Mauritania and Tonga?
213.37 kilowatt-hours, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tonga rank globally for electricity demand per person?
Mauritania ranks 169th and Tonga ranks 166th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity demand per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.