Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 77.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 77.3% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritania peaked at 94.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 81st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 85.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 69.9% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 71.2% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 78 Malaysia 79.3% compare
- 79 Congo 79.1% compare
- 80 Somalia 79.1% compare
- 82 Philippines 76.7% compare
- 83 Papua New Guinea 76.3% compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 76.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs gdp per capita 65.51 (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs gdp per capita 11.44 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritania?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritania was 77.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Mauritania ranks 81st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.