Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 56.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 134th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 30.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 33.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania was 56.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.