Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Mauritania

Energy consumption per capita in Mauritania in 2024 — 13 MMBtu. Ranked 143 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 115.6%.

2024 13 MMBtu −0.14% vs 2023
World rank 143of 214
Period maximum 22 MMBtu1992
Period minimum 4.1 MMBtu1986

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Mauritania, 1980–2024010203019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 6 MMBtu1981: 5.6 MMBtu1982: 5.5 MMBtu1983: 5.3 MMBtu1984: 7.7 MMBtu1985: 7.4 MMBtu1986: 4.1 MMBtu1987: 5.6 MMBtu1988: 7 MMBtu1989: 7.9 MMBtu1990: 6.9 MMBtu1991: 7 MMBtu1992: 22 MMBtu1993: 21.6 MMBtu1994: 20.8 MMBtu1995: 20.5 MMBtu1996: 20.4 MMBtu1997: 20 MMBtu1998: 19.5 MMBtu1999: 19 MMBtu2000: 6.5 MMBtu2001: 6.6 MMBtu2002: 7 MMBtu2003: 7.1 MMBtu2004: 7.5 MMBtu2005: 7.6 MMBtu2006: 7.2 MMBtu2007: 8 MMBtu2008: 9.5 MMBtu2009: 9.1 MMBtu2010: 8.7 MMBtu2011: 9.1 MMBtu2012: 9.7 MMBtu2013: 8.4 MMBtu2014: 9.9 MMBtu2015: 9.6 MMBtu2016: 8.7 MMBtu2017: 12.8 MMBtu2018: 13.6 MMBtu2019: 13.8 MMBtu2020: 13.7 MMBtu2021: 12.7 MMBtu2022: 14.2 MMBtu2023: 13 MMBtu2024: 13 MMBtu
Change over the period: +7 (+115.57%) Average annual rate: 1.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritania 13 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Western Africa computed 7 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 13 −0 −0.14%
2023 13 −1.2 −8.36%
2022 14.2 +1.5 +12.05%
2021 12.7 −1.1 −7.79%
2020 13.7 −0 −0.23%
2019 13.8 +0.1 +0.96%
2018 13.6 +0.9 +6.88%
2017 12.8 +4.1 +47.08%
2016 8.7 −0.9 −9.23%
2015 9.6 −0.3 −2.98%
2014 9.9 +1.4 +16.71%
2013 8.4 −1.3 −13.29%
2012 9.7 +0.7 +7.32%
2011 9.1 +0.4 +4.13%
2010 8.7 −0.4 −3.92%
2009 9.1 −0.5 −4.76%
2008 9.5 +1.6 +19.71%
2007 8 +0.7 +10.14%
2006 7.2 −0.4 −5.1%
2005 7.6 +0.1 +1.78%
2004 7.5 +0.4 +5.06%
2003 7.1 +0.2 +2.19%
2002 7 +0.3 +5.15%
2001 6.6 +0.1 +1.78%
2000 6.5 −12.5 −65.77%
1999 19 −0.5 −2.66%
1998 19.5 −0.4 −2.15%
1997 20 −0.4 −2.13%
1996 20.4 −0.2 −0.79%
1995 20.5 −0.3 −1.27%
1994 20.8 −0.8 −3.63%
1993 21.6 −0.4 −1.69%
1992 22 +15 +214.61%
1991 7 +0.1 +1.66%
1990 6.9 −1 −12.5%
1989 7.9 +0.9 +12.4%
1988 7 +1.4 +25.72%
1987 5.6 +1.4 +33.97%
1986 4.1 −3.3 −44.14%
1985 7.4 −0.2 −3.16%
1984 7.7 +2.4 +44.5%
1983 5.3 −0.1 −2.68%
1982 5.5 −0.1 −2.41%
1981 5.6 −0.4 −7.29%
1980 6

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).