Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania stood at 10.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania peaked at 17.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 106th out of 213 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.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +71.4% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -31.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -21.5% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 10.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +71.4% | 8.3% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- 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 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mauritania was 10.1% 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 hydropower recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Mauritania ranks 106th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.