Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 91.6 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Mauritania is 91.6, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Mauritania peaked at 91.6 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.6, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 175th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.3 | — |
| 2001 | 49.7 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 49.4 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 51.5 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 53.5 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 41.6 | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 57.7 | +38.7% |
| 2007 | 70.4 | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 62 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 64.2 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 71 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 72.7 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 74.4 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 76 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 76.9 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 79 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 80.5 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 82 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 83.6 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 85.5 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 89.7 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 91.6 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.53 | 41.6 | 70.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.16 | 71 | 85.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6 | 87.5 | 91.6 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Mauritania was 91.6 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6 in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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