Fuelwood — Energy production in Mauritania
Mauritania: Fuelwood — Energy production was 21,924 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy production in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy production in Mauritania is 21,924 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy production in Mauritania peaked at 21,924 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,518 TJ, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 112th of 207 countries on this measure, 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 | 11,561 TJ | 10,518 TJ | 12,723 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,657 TJ | 13,045 TJ | 16,362 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,497 TJ | 16,775 TJ | 20,179 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,304 TJ | 20,563 TJ | 21,924 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 fuelwood — energy production in Mauritania?
- Fuelwood — energy production in Mauritania was 21,924 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21,924 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy production recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,518 TJ in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for fuelwood — energy production?
- Mauritania ranks 112th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy production rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Fuelwood — 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.