Electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania
Mauritania: Electricity production from oil sources was 80.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania is 80.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 80.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 80.6% | 81.1% | 2 |
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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 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 production from oil sources in Mauritania?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Mauritania was 80.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.