Electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius is 0.18 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius peaked at 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 109th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +133.3% |
| 2020 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.18 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.65 terawatt-hours, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.18 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 106 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 107 Ecuador 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 108 Guadeloupe 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Aruba 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Uganda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Zambia 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Mauritius was 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Mauritius ranks 109th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.