Access to electricity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity was 81.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Mauritania, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Mauritania stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Mauritania peaked at 81.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.7% | — |
| 1991 | 24.0% | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 62.4% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 21.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 41.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 67.0% | 81.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity in Mauritania was 81.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity?
- Mauritania ranks 183rd out of 217 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.