Electricity generation from coal in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from coal was 1.34 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.34 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
56th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0.36 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from coal in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from coal in Mauritius stood at 1.34 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from coal in Mauritius peaked at 1.34 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.36 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 56th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from coal in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.99 terawatt-hours | +23.7% |
| 2008 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 terawatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.15 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.31 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.17 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 terawatt-hours | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.98 terawatt-hours | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +21.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.34 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 terawatt-hours, 268.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.685 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 0.98 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 1.99 terawatt-hours compare
- 54 France 1.74 terawatt-hours compare
- 55 Hungary 1.38 terawatt-hours compare
- 57 Myanmar 1.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 58 Tajikistan 1.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 59 New Caledonia 1.14 terawatt-hours compare
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 in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from coal in Mauritius was 1.34 terawatt-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 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from coal recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from coal?
- Mauritius ranks 56th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from coal rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.