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 220 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 220 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.
Oil production in Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 19.55 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 10.01 terawatt-hours | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 8.06 terawatt-hours | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 7.04 terawatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 5.16 terawatt-hours | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 4.85 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 4.13 terawatt-hours | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 4.23 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3.76 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 3.29 terawatt-hours | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- 96 Morocco 0.0154 terawatt-hours compare
- 97 Jordan 0.0128 terawatt-hours compare
- 98 Spain 0.0076 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Armenia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Bahamas, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Benin 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Botswana 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Cambodia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Cabo Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Comoros, Union of the 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Eritrea, The State of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Fiji, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Finland 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Gambia, The 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Lesotho, Kingdom of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Madagascar, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Malawi 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Moldova, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Mozambique, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Naoero, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 North Macedonia, Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 St. Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 St. Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Korea 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Ukraine 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Zambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 99 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours
More energy & mining data for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (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)
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 220 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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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.