Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Mauritania

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Mauritania in 2024 — 77.29%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 196. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.57 pp.

2024 77.29% −1.18 pp vs 2023
World rank 121of 196
Period maximum 94.34%2002
Period minimum 69.86%2018

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Mauritania, 2000–2024607080901002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 92.86%2001: 93.62%2002: 94.34%2003: 92%2004: 92.59%2005: 90.57%2006: 91.94%2007: 92.19%2008: 91.67%2009: 85.71%2010: 85.88%2011: 85.06%2012: 85.42%2013: 78.57%2014: 78.64%2015: 72.41%2016: 75%2017: 75.56%2018: 69.86%2019: 70.06%2020: 71.17%2021: 71.52%2022: 72.56%2023: 78.47%2024: 77.29%
Change over the period: −15.57 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritania 77.29%
World computed 59.17%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 60.95%
Western Africa computed 70.87%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 77.29 −1.18 pp
2023 78.47 +5.91 pp
2022 72.56 +1.04 pp
2021 71.52 +0.35 pp
2020 71.17 +1.11 pp
2019 70.06 +0.2 pp
2018 69.86 −5.7 pp
2017 75.56 +0.56 pp
2016 75 +2.59 pp
2015 72.41 −6.23 pp
2014 78.64 +0.07 pp
2013 78.57 −6.85 pp
2012 85.42 +0.36 pp
2011 85.06 −0.82 pp
2010 85.88 +0.17 pp
2009 85.71 −5.96 pp
2008 91.67 −0.52 pp
2007 92.19 +0.25 pp
2006 91.94 +1.37 pp
2005 90.57 −2.02 pp
2004 92.59 +0.59 pp
2003 92 −2.34 pp
2002 94.34 +0.72 pp
2001 93.62 +0.76 pp
2000 92.86

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.