Electricity generation per person in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation per person was 2,683 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation 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
Mauritius recorded 2,683 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Mauritius peaked at 2,683 kilowatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,455 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1,566 kilowatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,588 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,683 kilowatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1,728 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,798 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,867 kilowatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1,938 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2,008 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2,009 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,097 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,122 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2,164 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,215 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,276 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,314 kilowatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,361 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2,410 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 2,421 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,511 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,260 kilowatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 2,337 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2,445 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2,568 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2,683 kilowatt-hours | +4.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2,683 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,628 kilowatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2,683 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 243.76 kilowatt-hours, 11.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,764 kilowatt-hours | 1,455 kilowatt-hours | 2,009 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,289 kilowatt-hours | 2,097 kilowatt-hours | 2,511 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,458 kilowatt-hours | 2,260 kilowatt-hours | 2,683 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 per person in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation per person in Mauritius was 2,683 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 per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,683 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,455 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation per person?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.