Charcoal — Energy production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Charcoal — Energy production was 7,522 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 7,522 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Mauritania peaked at 7,522 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,573 TJ, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,118 TJ | 2,573 TJ | 3,705 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,569 TJ | 3,862 TJ | 5,301 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,158 TJ | 5,475 TJ | 6,844 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,284 TJ | 6,992 TJ | 7,522 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy production in Mauritania?
- Charcoal — energy production in Mauritania was 7,522 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,522 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,573 TJ in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.