Mauritania vs Mexico: Share of electricity generation from renewables
Mauritania
22.7%
in 2024
Mexico
23.1%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
126th
Mexico rank
125th
Share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Mauritania
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 23.1% against 22.7% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Mexico ranks 125th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 15.0% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 15.7% | 6.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 3.4% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from renewables, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 23.1% against 22.7% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from renewables between Mauritania and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Mexico ranks 125th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.