Number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number without clean cooking fuel was 2.54 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.54 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
65th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.54 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.83 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.54 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania peaked at 2.54 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.83 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.84 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.16 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.54 million | +2.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.54 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.54 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 21% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.87 million | 1.83 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 2.00 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 million | 2.42 million | 2.54 million | 4 |
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 number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Mauritania was 2.54 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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