Coal consumption in Mauritania
Mauritania: Coal consumption was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
132nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.0504 terawatt-hours
in 1985
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Coal consumption in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal consumption in Mauritania stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Over the whole period, coal consumption in Mauritania peaked at 0.0504 terawatt-hours in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 132nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0356 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0.0386 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0415 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0445 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0475 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0504 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.043 terawatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0356 terawatt-hours | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0282 terawatt-hours | -20.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0362 terawatt-hours | +28.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0319 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0267 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 terawatt-hours | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0212 terawatt-hours | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 terawatt-hours | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 0.006 terawatt-hours | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | -98.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0401 terawatt-hours | 0.0282 terawatt-hours | 0.0504 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0356 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 129 Cuba 0.0018 terawatt-hours compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 0.0008 terawatt-hours compare
- 131 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Macao 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Malta 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Micronesia (country) 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Mozambique 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 132 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 33.7% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption in Mauritania?
- Coal consumption in Mauritania was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0504 terawatt-hours in 1985.
- What is the lowest coal consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for coal consumption?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.