Total electricity output in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total electricity output was 2,997 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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
Mauritius recorded 2,997 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Mauritius peaked at 2,997 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 780 GWh, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 134th out of 230 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.
Total electricity output in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 780 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 857 GWh | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 930 GWh | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 989 GWh | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 1,048 GWh | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1,166 GWh | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 1,273 GWh | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 1,399 GWh | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1,538 GWh | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1,585 GWh | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1,778 GWh | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1,911 GWh | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,950 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,082 GWh | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 2,165 GWh | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2,272 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 2,350 GWh | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 2,465 GWh | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,557 GWh | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,577 GWh | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,689 GWh | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2,731 GWh | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2,797 GWh | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2,888 GWh | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2,937 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,997 GWh | +2.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 2,997 GWh is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,182 GWh, 23% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 2,997 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,156 GWh | 780 GWh | 1,585 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,211 GWh | 1,778 GWh | 2,577 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,840 GWh | 2,689 GWh | 2,997 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 total electricity output in Mauritius?
- Total electricity output in Mauritius was 2,997 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 total electricity output recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,997 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 780 GWh in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for total electricity output?
- Mauritius ranks 134th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants