Mauritania Electricity Access 2000-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Mauritania electricity access for 2022 was 49.00%, a 1.3% increase from 2021.
  • Mauritania electricity access for 2021 was 47.70%, a 2.3% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritania electricity access for 2020 was 45.40%, a 0.5% increase from 2019.
  • Mauritania electricity access for 2019 was 44.90%, a 1.3% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Kiribati 94.40%
Honduras 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
Mauritania Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 49.00% 1.30%
2021 47.70% 2.30%
2020 45.40% 0.50%
2019 44.90% 1.30%
2018 43.60% 0.70%
2017 42.90% 1.70%
2016 41.20% 1.70%
2015 39.50% 0.70%
2014 38.80% 1.20%
2013 37.60% 1.20%
2012 36.40% 1.10%
2011 35.30% 1.10%
2010 34.20% 3.10%
2009 31.10% 1.10%
2008 30.00% -3.00%
2007 33.00% 6.00%
2006 27.00% 8.80%
2005 18.20% -6.10%
2004 24.30% 1.30%
2003 23.00% 1.30%
2002 21.70% -0.50%
2001 22.20% 3.10%
2000 19.10% 3.10%