Access to electricity urban vs rural in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 94.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Mauritania is 94.2, measured in 2024. 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 vs rural in Mauritania peaked at 94.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 173rd of 212 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 vs rural in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 64.2 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 71 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 76 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 76.9 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 80.5 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 82 | +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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 94.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 94.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural 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 | +38.7% | 41.6 | 57.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.53 | 41.6 | 70.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.16 | 71 | 85.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3 | 87.5 | 94.2 | 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 urban vs rural in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Mauritania was 94.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Mauritania ranks 173rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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