Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 82.1% for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius peaked at 82.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 71st of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.6% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 82.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 82.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.6% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 75.9% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 68 Aruba 83.0% compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 82.8% compare
- 70 South Africa 82.2% compare
- 72 Indonesia 81.9% compare
- 73 Haiti 81.4% compare
- 74 Uzbekistan 80.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Mauritius
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 2.1% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Mauritius was 82.1% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 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.