Mauritania vs Senegal: Electricity generation per person

Mauritania
400.43 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Senegal
412.39 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania rank
170th
Senegal rank
168th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
100200300400500200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 412.39 kilowatt-hours against 400.43 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 11.96 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 168th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 195 kilowatt-hours 215.47 kilowatt-hours 20.48 kilowatt-hours Senegal
2010s 287.93 kilowatt-hours 294.82 kilowatt-hours 6.89 kilowatt-hours Senegal
2020s 368.19 kilowatt-hours 403.86 kilowatt-hours 35.67 kilowatt-hours Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Mauritania or Senegal?
Senegal, at 412.39 kilowatt-hours against 400.43 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Mauritania and Senegal?
11.96 kilowatt-hours, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Mauritania ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 168th 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.