Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.478 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania is 0.478 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.818 people per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.478 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.809 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.778 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.783 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.77 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.757 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.818 people per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.73 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.67 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7 people per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.689 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.658 people per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.647 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.636 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.624 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.612 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.605 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.588 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.571 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.564 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.551 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.546 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.523 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.51 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.497 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.478 people per person | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7504 people per person | 0.67 people per person | 0.818 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6056 people per person | 0.551 people per person | 0.658 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5108 people per person | 0.478 people per person | 0.546 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 people per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 people per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 people per person compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.476 people per person compare
- 18 Congo 0.47 people per person compare
- 19 Zambia 0.464 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mauritania was 0.478 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.818 people per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.478 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.