Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Mauritania
Mauritania: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 15,470 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Mauritania is 15,470 TJ, measured 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 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Mauritania peaked at 15,470 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,311 TJ, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 229 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.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,311 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 8,442 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 8,600 TJ | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 8,690 TJ | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8,806 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8,904 TJ | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 9,038 TJ | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9,160 TJ | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9,362 TJ | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 9,544 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 9,732 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 9,938 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10,151 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 10,369 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 10,595 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10,827 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 11,066 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 11,314 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 11,558 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 11,815 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12,078 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12,324 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12,579 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 12,878 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13,103 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 13,378 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13,610 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13,842 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 14,081 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14,307 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14,564 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14,822 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15,079 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 15,341 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 15,470 TJ | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 15,470 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54,241 TJ, 29% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 15,470 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73,528 TJ, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,886 TJ | 8,311 TJ | 9,544 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,737 TJ | 9,732 TJ | 11,815 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,218 TJ | 12,078 TJ | 14,307 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,055 TJ | 14,564 TJ | 15,470 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 119 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,525 TJ compare
- 120 Ecuador 16,949 TJ compare
- 121 Costa Rica 16,346 TJ compare
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
- 124 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
- 125 Lesotho 13,872 TJ compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 7.38 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Mauritania?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Mauritania was 15,470 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15,470 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,311 TJ in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.