Electricity generation from solar in Mauritius
Mauritius: Electricity generation from solar was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar 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 in Mauritius is 0.17 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 466.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Mauritius peaked at 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 101st 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.
Electricity generation from solar 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 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +160.0% |
| 2020 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +13.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.17 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 61% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.17 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 4.2× 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 | 0.031 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.156 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 0.17 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 98 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Kuwait 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 99 Mongolia 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 Uganda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 101 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 in Mauritius?
- Electricity generation from solar in Mauritius was 0.17 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Mauritius ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 466.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.