Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.522 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.522 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.522 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.182 units per person, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 199th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.191 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.222 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.217 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.23 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.243 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.182 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 0.27 units per person | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 0.33 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.311 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.342 units per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.353 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.364 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.376 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.388 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.395 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.412 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.429 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.436 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.449 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.454 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.477 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.49 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.503 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.522 units per person | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2496 units per person | 0.182 units per person | 0.33 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3944 units per person | 0.342 units per person | 0.449 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4892 units per person | 0.454 units per person | 0.522 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 196 Zambia 0.536 units per person compare
- 197 Congo 0.53 units per person compare
- 198 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.524 units per person compare
- 200 Mali 0.495 units per person compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 0.437 units per person compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 0.433 units per person 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)
- 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 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Mauritania was 0.522 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.522 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.182 units per person in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.