Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 82.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius is 82.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1992.
That places Mauritius 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 67.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 76.1% | 82.4% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Mauritius was 82.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1992.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Mauritius ranks 76th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.