Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.47 terawatt-hours against 0.4 terawatt-hours in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.07 terawatt-hours.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.018 terawatt-hours | 0.049 terawatt-hours | 0.031 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.304 terawatt-hours | 0.267 terawatt-hours | 0.037 terawatt-hours | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.438 terawatt-hours | 0.458 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.47 terawatt-hours against 0.4 terawatt-hours in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?
- 0.07 terawatt-hours, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 209 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.