Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Mauritania

Mauritania: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 15,470 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15,470 TJ
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
121st
of 227 countries
All-time high
15,470 TJ
in 2024
All-time low
8,311 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Mauritania, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720241990: 8.3k TJ1991: 8.4k TJ1992: 8.6k TJ1993: 8.7k TJ1994: 8.8k TJ1995: 8.9k TJ1996: 9.0k TJ1997: 9.2k TJ1998: 9.4k TJ1999: 9.5k TJ2000: 9.7k TJ2001: 9.9k TJ2002: 10.2k TJ2003: 10.4k TJ2004: 10.6k TJ2005: 10.8k TJ2006: 11.1k TJ2007: 11.3k TJ2008: 11.6k TJ2009: 11.8k TJ2010: 12.1k TJ2011: 12.3k TJ2012: 12.6k TJ2013: 12.9k TJ2014: 13.1k TJ2015: 13.4k TJ2016: 13.6k TJ2017: 13.8k TJ2018: 14.1k TJ2019: 14.3k TJ2020: 14.6k TJ2021: 14.8k TJ2022: 15.1k TJ2023: 15.3k TJ2024: 15.5k TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 15,470 TJ for total bioenergy — energy consumption in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Mauritania peaked at 15,470 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,311 TJ, in 1990.

That places Mauritania 121st out of 227 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 118 Belgium-Luxembourg 17,866 TJ compare
  2. 119 Ecuador 17,672 TJ compare
  3. 120 Costa Rica 16,354 TJ compare
  4. 122 Guinea-Bissau 15,184 TJ compare
  5. 123 Afghanistan 14,856 TJ compare
  6. 124 Lesotho 13,872 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total bioenergy — energy consumption in Mauritania?
Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Mauritania was 15,470 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 15,470 TJ in 2024.
What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 8,311 TJ in 1990.
How does Mauritania rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
Mauritania ranks 121st out of 227 countries with data for 2024.
Is total bioenergy — 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
262 places, 8,611 data points, 1990–2024
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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.