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Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius

Mauritius: Electricity generation from oil was 1.46 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.46 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
67th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.83 terawatt-hours
in 2008
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from oil in Mauritius, 2000–2024

00.511.52000201220242000: 0.89 terawatt-hours2001: 0.9 terawatt-hours2002: 0.91 terawatt-hours2003: 1 terawatt-hours2004: 1.1 terawatt-hours2005: 1.1 terawatt-hours2006: 1 terawatt-hours2007: 0.92 terawatt-hours2008: 0.83 terawatt-hours2009: 0.95 terawatt-hours2010: 1 terawatt-hours2011: 1.1 terawatt-hours2012: 1.1 terawatt-hours2013: 1.1 terawatt-hours2014: 1.1 terawatt-hours2015: 1.1 terawatt-hours2016: 1.1 terawatt-hours2017: 1.2 terawatt-hours2018: 1.2 terawatt-hours2019: 1.4 terawatt-hours2020: 1.1 terawatt-hours2021: 1.1 terawatt-hours2022: 1.5 terawatt-hours2023: 1.6 terawatt-hours2024: 1.5 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 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 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 0.964 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

  1. 64 Jamaica 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 64 Uzbekistan 1.5 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 66 Singapore 1.47 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 68 Burkina Faso 1.4 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 68 Kenya 1.4 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 70 Portugal 1.35 terawatt-hours compare

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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 209 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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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.