Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Fossil fuel consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0 terawatt-hours per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1986.
Mauritania ranks 152nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +45.4% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -44.1% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +34.0% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +26.0% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +215.9% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -65.9% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +49.6% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 149 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 150 Palestine, State of 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 151 Congo 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 153 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 154 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 155 Bangladesh 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 33.7% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania?
- Fossil fuel consumption, per capita in Mauritania was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest fossil fuel consumption, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1986.
- How does Mauritania rank for fossil fuel consumption, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fossil fuel consumption, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fossil fuel consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fossil fuel consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fossil fuel consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fossil fuel consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.