Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 105.89 kilowatt-hours against 90.92 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania, a difference of 14.97 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 214 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4 kilowatt-hours | 166.23 kilowatt-hours | 149.83 kilowatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 66.12 kilowatt-hours | 152.06 kilowatt-hours | 85.94 kilowatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 94 kilowatt-hours | 106.94 kilowatt-hours | 12.94 kilowatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 105.89 kilowatt-hours against 90.92 kilowatt-hours in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 14.97 kilowatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Mauritania ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.