Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 49.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania stood at 49.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania peaked at 49.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 29.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 41.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.5% | 49.4% | 4 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -50.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -82.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Mauritania was 49.4% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Mauritania ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.