Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 50.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania stood at 50.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania peaked at 50.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -25.1% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 18.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 34.2% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 45.4% | 50.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Mauritania was 50.3% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Mauritania ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.