Electricity generation from solar in Mauritania
Mauritania: Electricity generation from solar was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Mauritania, 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
Mauritania recorded 0.16 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 433.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Mauritania peaked at 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 107th of 214 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.051 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.144 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Fuel exports 0.5% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar in Mauritania?
- Electricity generation from solar in Mauritania was 0.16 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 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Mauritania ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.