Total final energy consumption in Mauritania

Mauritania: Total final energy consumption was 41,714 TFEC in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
41,714 TFEC
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
156th
of 233 countries
All-time high
41,714 TFEC
in 2015
All-time low
17,850 TFEC
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total final energy consumption in Mauritania, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200220151990: 17.9k TFEC1991: 18.3k TFEC1992: 18.7k TFEC1993: 19.0k TFEC1994: 19.5k TFEC1995: 19.9k TFEC1996: 20.8k TFEC1997: 21.1k TFEC1998: 20.5k TFEC1999: 21.7k TFEC2000: 21.9k TFEC2001: 22.5k TFEC2002: 24.1k TFEC2003: 25.8k TFEC2004: 27.5k TFEC2005: 27.9k TFEC2006: 28.3k TFEC2007: 31.8k TFEC2008: 32.3k TFEC2009: 35.3k TFEC2010: 35.5k TFEC2011: 37.0k TFEC2012: 39.5k TFEC2013: 38.1k TFEC2014: 41.4k TFEC2015: 41.7k TFEC

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

Annual values for Total final energy consumption (TFEC) in Mauritania, 1990 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 153 Lesotho 55,693 TFEC compare
  2. 154 Sierra Leone 54,797 TFEC compare
  3. 155 Burundi 51,690 TFEC compare
  4. 157 Reunion 39,849 TFEC compare
  5. 158 Brunei 38,930 TFEC compare
  6. 159 Eswatini 35,583 TFEC compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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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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Indicator
Total final energy consumption (TFEC)
Unit
TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Total final energy consumption (TFEC): This indicator is derived form energy balances statistics and is equivalent to total final consumption excluding non-energy use.