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 142nd out of 209 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.
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 |
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More climate change data for Mauritania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 99.86 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
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 142nd out of 209 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.