Share of electricity generation from wind in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of electricity generation from wind was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind in Mauritius, 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 wind in Mauritius stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Mauritius peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from wind in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.7% | — |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -51.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +122.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +91.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -52.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 56% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 5 |
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 generation from wind in Mauritius?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Mauritius was 0.3% 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 wind recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Mauritius ranks 99th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 wind. 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.