Oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of: Oil production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
99th
of 216 countries
All-time high
19.55 terawatt-hours
in 2006
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of is 0 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of peaked at 19.55 terawatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1980.
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 99th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 19.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5.16 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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- 99 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cambodia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cabo Verde 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Comoros, Union of the 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Eritrea, The State of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
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- 99 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Fiji, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Finland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Gambia, The 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guam 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Hong Kong (China) 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Macau (China) 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Madagascar, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mali 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Malta 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Moldova, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mozambique, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Naoero, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours compare
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- 99 North Macedonia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Panama 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Réunion 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Lucia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Korea 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Togo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Ukraine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Zambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- 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 oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of was 0 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil production recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.55 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest oil production recorded in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1980.
- How does Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank for oil production?
- Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 99th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil production rising or falling in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania, Islamic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.