Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 2.45 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.45 units per square kilometre for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Mauritania peaked at 2.45 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4843 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4843 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.577 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5766 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6253 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6763 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.519 units per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7895 units per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9903 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9265 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.991 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.36 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.63 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.19 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.32 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7156 units per square kilometre | 0.4843 units per square kilometre | 0.991 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 1.13 units per square kilometre | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 2.45 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 205 Australia 3.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 206 Botswana 3.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 207 Libya 3.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 209 Mongolia 2.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 210 Namibia 2.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 211 Chad 1.84 units per square kilometre 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 square in Mauritania?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in Mauritania was 2.45 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4843 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
- Mauritania ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.