Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania
Mauritania: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 12.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania is 12.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania peaked at 19.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 38th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 13.8% | — |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +71.6% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -35.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +75.2% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +14.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 12.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 51.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 0.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.3% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 10.7% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.79 % 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 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Mauritania was 12.7% in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.