Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Mauritania

Access to electricity in Mauritania in 2024 — 52.2%. Ranked 200 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 33.1 pp.

2024 52.2% +1.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 200of 215
Period maximum 52.2%2024
Period minimum 18.2%2005

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Mauritania, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 19.1%2001: 22.2%2002: 21.7%2003: 23%2004: 24.3%2005: 18.2%2006: 27%2007: 33%2008: 30%2009: 31.1%2010: 34.2%2011: 35.3%2012: 36.4%2013: 37.6%2014: 38.8%2015: 39.5%2016: 41.2%2017: 42.9%2018: 43.6%2019: 44.9%2020: 45.4%2021: 47.7%2022: 49%2023: 50.3%2024: 52.2%
Change over the period: +33.1 pp Annual average: 1.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 52.2%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Access to electricity — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 52.2 +1.9 pp
2023 50.3 +1.3 pp
2022 49 +1.3 pp
2021 47.7 +2.3 pp
2020 45.4 +0.5 pp
2019 44.9 +1.3 pp
2018 43.6 +0.7 pp
2017 42.9 +1.7 pp
2016 41.2 +1.7 pp
2015 39.5 +0.7 pp
2014 38.8 +1.2 pp
2013 37.6 +1.2 pp
2012 36.4 +1.1 pp
2011 35.3 +1.1 pp
2010 34.2 +3.1 pp
2009 31.1 +1.1 pp
2008 30 −3 pp
2007 33 +6 pp
2006 27 +8.8 pp
2005 18.2 −6.1 pp
2004 24.3 +1.3 pp
2003 23 +1.3 pp
2002 21.7 −0.5 pp
2001 22.2 +3.1 pp
2000 19.1

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.