Congo vs Mauritania: Primary energy use
Congo
24.43 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Mauritania
19.68 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Congo rank
141st
Mauritania rank
144th
Primary energy use over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Congo currently reports 24.43 terawatt-hours against 19.68 terawatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 4.75 terawatt-hours.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 144th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 3.07 terawatt-hours | 0.6241 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.76 terawatt-hours | 11.94 terawatt-hours | 8.18 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6.93 terawatt-hours | 6.56 terawatt-hours | 0.3684 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2010s | 23.25 terawatt-hours | 12.12 terawatt-hours | 11.12 terawatt-hours | Congo |
| 2020s | 22.93 terawatt-hours | 19.04 terawatt-hours | 3.89 terawatt-hours | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Congo or Mauritania?
- Congo, at 24.43 terawatt-hours against 19.68 terawatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Congo and Mauritania?
- 4.75 terawatt-hours, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for primary energy use?
- Congo ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 144th of 219 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.