People without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.478 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania is 0.478 units 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, people without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.818 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.478 units 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.809 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.778 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.783 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.77 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.757 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.818 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.73 units per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.67 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.689 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.658 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.647 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.636 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.624 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.612 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.605 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.588 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.571 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.564 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.551 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.546 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.523 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.51 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.497 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.478 units per person | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7504 units per person | 0.67 units per person | 0.818 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6056 units per person | 0.551 units per person | 0.658 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5108 units per person | 0.478 units per person | 0.546 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 units per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 units per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 units per person compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.476 units per person compare
- 18 Congo 0.47 units per person compare
- 19 Zambia 0.464 units 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Mauritania was 0.478 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.818 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.478 units per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.