Access to electricity, urban in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity, urban was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Mauritania stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Mauritania peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 176th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 41.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 71.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 87.5% | 94.2% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity, urban in Mauritania was 94.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Mauritania ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.