Number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people with and without electricity access was 2.70 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania is 2.70 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania peaked at 2.70 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 499,167 people, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 135th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 499,167 people | — |
| 2001 | 594,685 people | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 594,288 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 644,471 people | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 697,085 people | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 534,909 people | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 813,688 people | +52.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million people | +25.4% |
| 2008 | 954,981 people | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million people | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million people | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million people | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million people | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million people | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million people | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million people | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million people | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million people | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89 million people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.01 million people | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million people | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million people | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.39 million people | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 2.53 million people | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million people | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 737,544 people | 499,167 people | 1.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million people | 1.16 million people | 2.01 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.70 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Mauritania was 2.70 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 499,167 people in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Mauritania ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.