Access to electricity in Mauritania
52.2% of people in Mauritania had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Mauritania, 2024
52.2%
Change from 2023
+1.9percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
200th of 215
Access to electricity in Mauritania over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.2% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 31.1% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 50.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 38.8%, the figure has changed by +13.4 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Mauritania has the 200th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.