Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 0.8 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Mauritania, 2000–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Mauritania is 0.8, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.7% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Mauritania peaked at 4.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 210th out of 211 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +63.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7 | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 | -68.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8 | +216.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8 | -46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.52 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Mauritania was 0.8 in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
- Mauritania ranks 210th out of 211 countries with data for 2012.
- Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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