Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alternative and nuclear energy in Mauritius, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total energy use.
Analysis
In 2024, alternative and nuclear energy in Mauritius stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of up 19.7% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alternative and nuclear energy in Mauritius peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
Mauritius ranks 113th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total energy use | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.0% | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +41.7% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -25.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +66.3% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -23.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -73.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +192.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -37.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -44.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +31.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -20.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +19.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +192.9% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 110 Cote d'Ivoire 1.9% compare
- 110 Equatorial Guinea 1.9% compare
- 112 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
- 113 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
- 115 Jamaica 1.7% compare
- 116 Senegal 1.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % 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)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alternative and nuclear energy in Mauritius?
- Alternative and nuclear energy in Mauritius was 1.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alternative and nuclear energy recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Mauritius rank for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Mauritius ranks 113th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alternative and nuclear energy rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.