Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 52.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Mauritania is 52.2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 52.2 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 199th of 214 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 vs gdp per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1 | — |
| 2001 | 22.2 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 21.7 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2 | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 27 | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 30 | -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 | +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 vs gdp per capita 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 |
| 2005 | -25.1% | 24.3 | 18.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.96 | 18.2 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.44 | 34.2 | 44.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.92 | 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 vs gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Mauritania was 52.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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