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 214 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
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 214 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 oil in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 0.46 terawatt-hours | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.48 terawatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.57 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 0.59 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.66 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.73 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.77 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.81 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.84 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.19 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | -2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 4.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.6 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 214 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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Measured in terawatt-hours.