Access to electricity (% of population) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity (% of population) was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 52.2% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Mauritania peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of population) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +3.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 52.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 52.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of population) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +48.4% | 18.2% | 27.0% |
| 2005 | -25.1% | 24.3% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 18.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 34.2% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 45.4% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (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)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity in Mauritania was 52.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity?
- Mauritania ranks 202nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.