Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 56.0% for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean … technology in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 56.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 56.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 30.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania was 56.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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