Total final energy consumption in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total final energy consumption was 41,714 TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total final energy consumption in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TFEC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total final energy consumption in Mauritania is 41,714 TFEC, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total final energy consumption in Mauritania peaked at 41,714 TFEC in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,850 TFEC, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 156th 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.
Total final energy consumption in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,850 TFEC | — |
| 1991 | 18,260 TFEC | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 18,702 TFEC | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19,044 TFEC | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 19,548 TFEC | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 19,888 TFEC | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20,833 TFEC | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 21,147 TFEC | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 20,547 TFEC | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 21,728 TFEC | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 21,914 TFEC | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 22,495 TFEC | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 24,092 TFEC | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 25,817 TFEC | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 27,455 TFEC | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 27,928 TFEC | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 28,287 TFEC | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31,755 TFEC | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 32,290 TFEC | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 35,348 TFEC | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 35,525 TFEC | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37,029 TFEC | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 39,503 TFEC | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 38,060 TFEC | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 41,403 TFEC | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 41,714 TFEC | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 41,714 TFEC is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,352 TFEC, 28% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 41,714 TFEC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88,865 TFEC, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,755 TFEC | 17,850 TFEC | 21,728 TFEC | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,738 TFEC | 21,914 TFEC | 35,348 TFEC | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,872 TFEC | 35,525 TFEC | 41,714 TFEC | 6 |
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 total final energy consumption in Mauritania?
- Total final energy consumption in Mauritania was 41,714 TFEC 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 final energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41,714 TFEC in 2015.
- What is the lowest total final energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,850 TFEC in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for total final energy consumption?
- Mauritania ranks 156th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total final energy consumption rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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 final energy consumption (TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.