Electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from oil per person was 1,149 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius stood at 1,149 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius peaked at 1,256 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 651.17 kilowatt-hours, in 2008.
That places Mauritius 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 731.53 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 734.21 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 737.38 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 821.19 kilowatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 880.14 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 867 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 815.01 kilowatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 724.68 kilowatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 651.17 kilowatt-hours | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 742.78 kilowatt-hours | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 779.6 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 839.64 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 829.99 kilowatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 828.82 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 835.91 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 874.42 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 859.26 kilowatt-hours | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 914.26 kilowatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 946.59 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,057 kilowatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 826.04 kilowatt-hours | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 859.62 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,199 kilowatt-hours | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 1,256 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1,149 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,149 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.73 kilowatt-hours, 12.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,149 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.86 kilowatt-hours, 60.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.5% | 859.62 kilowatt-hours | 1,199 kilowatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 770.51 kilowatt-hours | 651.17 kilowatt-hours | 880.14 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 876.58 kilowatt-hours | 779.6 kilowatt-hours | 1,057 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,058 kilowatt-hours | 826.04 kilowatt-hours | 1,256 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 6.12 % 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 21.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from oil per person in Mauritius was 1,149 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,256 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 651.17 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Mauritius ranks 41st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil per person rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.