Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from oil was 1.46 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 1.46 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Mauritius peaked at 1.6 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.83 terawatt-hours, in 2008.
Mauritius ranks 67th 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.03 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.92 terawatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.83 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.95 terawatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.07 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.18 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.36 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 terawatt-hours | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 1.6 terawatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.46 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.46 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.1% | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 1.53 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.964 terawatt-hours | 0.83 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-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 oil in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius was 1.46 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Mauritius ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.