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Electricity generation from oil in Mauritania

Mauritania: Electricity generation from oil was 1.6 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.6 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
63rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.64 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.39 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Mauritania, 2000–2024

0.50.7511.21.51.82000201220242000: 0.39 terawatt-hours2001: 0.44 terawatt-hours2002: 0.5 terawatt-hours2003: 0.46 terawatt-hours2004: 0.5 terawatt-hours2005: 0.48 terawatt-hours2006: 0.57 terawatt-hours2007: 0.59 terawatt-hours2008: 0.66 terawatt-hours2009: 0.66 terawatt-hours2010: 0.73 terawatt-hours2011: 0.74 terawatt-hours2012: 0.82 terawatt-hours2013: 0.77 terawatt-hours2014: 0.81 terawatt-hours2015: 0.84 terawatt-hours2016: 0.87 terawatt-hours2017: 1 terawatt-hours2018: 1 terawatt-hours2019: 1.1 terawatt-hours2020: 1.2 terawatt-hours2021: 1.1 terawatt-hours2022: 1.2 terawatt-hours2023: 1.6 terawatt-hours2024: 1.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Mauritania is 1.6 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Mauritania peaked at 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.39 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Mauritania ranks 63rd of 209 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.525 terawatt-hours 0.39 terawatt-hours 0.66 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.872 terawatt-hours 0.73 terawatt-hours 1.1 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 1.34 terawatt-hours 1.13 terawatt-hours 1.64 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 60 Guam 1.7 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 60 Nicaragua 1.7 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 62 Morocco 1.61 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 64 Jamaica 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 64 Uzbekistan 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 66 Singapore 1.47 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from oil in Mauritania?
Electricity generation from oil in Mauritania was 1.6 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 oil recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.39 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Mauritania rank for electricity generation from oil?
Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.