Renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius
Mauritius: Renewable energy electricity output was 681 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius is 681 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius peaked at 681 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 239 GWh, in 1994.
That places Mauritius 118th out of 233 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 243 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 258 GWh | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 304 GWh | +17.8% |
| 1993 | 274 GWh | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 239 GWh | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 313 GWh | +31.0% |
| 1996 | 330 GWh | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 343 GWh | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 425 GWh | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 329 GWh | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 527 GWh | +60.2% |
| 2001 | 549 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 538 GWh | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 567 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 592 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 568 GWh | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 523 GWh | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 552 GWh | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 594 GWh | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 609 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 654 GWh | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 552 GWh | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 579 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 595 GWh | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 596 GWh | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 681 GWh | +14.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 681 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,738 GWh, 39% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 681 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +60.2% | 329 GWh | 527 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305.8 GWh | 239 GWh | 425 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 561.9 GWh | 523 GWh | 609 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 609.5 GWh | 552 GWh | 681 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 115 Reunion 756.3 GWh compare
- 116 Mali 745 GWh compare
- 117 Bangladesh 724 GWh compare
- 119 Tunisia 558 GWh compare
- 120 French Guiana 546 GWh compare
- 121 Equatorial Guinea 543 GWh compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Mauritius was 681 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 681 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 239 GWh in 1994.
- How does Mauritius rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Mauritius ranks 118th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.