Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania
Mauritania: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.47 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.47 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania peaked at 0.47 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.03 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 low-carbon sources in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | +83.3% |
| 2010 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +45.5% |
| 2016 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.45 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.47 terawatt-hours | +4.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.47 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.03 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.47 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +83.3% | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.049 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.267 terawatt-hours | 0.12 terawatt-hours | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.458 terawatt-hours | 0.45 terawatt-hours | 0.47 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Mauritania was 0.47 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.