Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 18.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius stood at 18.1%.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius peaked at 25.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1995.
Mauritius ranks 43rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.3% | — |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | +28.1% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.1% | 20.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Mauritius was 18.1% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Mauritius ranks 43rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.