Mauritania vs Nepal: Electricity generation per person

Mauritania
400.43 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Nepal
375.37 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania rank
170th
Nepal rank
173rd

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nepal
100200300400200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 400.43 kilowatt-hours against 375.37 kilowatt-hours in Nepal, a difference of 25.06 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 173rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 195 kilowatt-hours 92.2 kilowatt-hours 102.79 kilowatt-hours Mauritania
2010s 287.93 kilowatt-hours 146.09 kilowatt-hours 141.85 kilowatt-hours Mauritania
2020s 368.19 kilowatt-hours 327.17 kilowatt-hours 41.02 kilowatt-hours Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Mauritania or Nepal?
Mauritania, at 400.43 kilowatt-hours against 375.37 kilowatt-hours in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Mauritania and Nepal?
25.06 kilowatt-hours, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nepal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Nepal rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Mauritania ranks 170th and Nepal ranks 173rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.