Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mauritania, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mauritania is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +39.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 8.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 23.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 66 Mongolia 0.4% compare
- 67 Germany 0.4% compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.3% compare
- 70 Thailand 0.3% compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- 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 explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mauritania?
- Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp in Mauritania was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Explicit fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of total GDP (%).