Share of electricity production by source in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of electricity production by source was 82.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Mauritius is 82.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Mauritius peaked at 82.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1992.
That places Mauritius 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 67.3% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.8% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +2.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 82.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 82.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 67.3% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 70.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.3% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 76.1% | 82.4% | 4 |
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 share of electricity production by source in Mauritius?
- Share of electricity production by source in Mauritius was 82.4% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1992.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Mauritius ranks 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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