Electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from coal per person was 1,054 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius stood at 1,054 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius peaked at 1,054 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 295.9 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 26th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 295.9 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 383.42 kilowatt-hours | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 413.26 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 402.55 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 376.06 kilowatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 485.2 kilowatt-hours | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 633.02 kilowatt-hours | +30.5% |
| 2007 | 779.82 kilowatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 886.53 kilowatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 789.69 kilowatt-hours | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 810.78 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 862.96 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 892.04 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 937.27 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 975.23 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 913.11 kilowatt-hours | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 983.12 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1,015 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 977.63 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 909.61 kilowatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 888.38 kilowatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 976.85 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 767.94 kilowatt-hours | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 863.7 kilowatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | +22.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,054 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1446 kilowatt-hours, 7289.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544.54 kilowatt-hours | 295.9 kilowatt-hours | 886.53 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 927.67 kilowatt-hours | 810.78 kilowatt-hours | 1,015 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 910.2 kilowatt-hours | 767.94 kilowatt-hours | 1,054 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from coal per person in Mauritius was 1,054 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,054 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.9 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from coal per person?
- Mauritius ranks 26th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from coal per person rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.