Mauritania: Electricity from renewable sources, kWh
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| Mauritania |
Electricity production from renewable sources, million kWh |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 271.21 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | million kWh |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2021 |
| Average | 72.64 |
| Min - Max | 0.00 - 271.21 |
| Source | The International Energy Agency |
The latest value from 2021 is 271.21 million kWh, unchanged from 271.21 million kWh in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 18681.01 million kWh, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Mauritania from 2000 to 2021 is 72.64 million kWh. The minimum value, 0 million kWh, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 271.21 million kWh was recorded in 2019.
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Definition: Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.13 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 1.09 | 2016 | dollars |
| Share of clean energy | 19.60 | 2022 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.15 | 2023 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Electricity from renewable sources, kWh | 271.21 | 2021 | million kWh |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 5 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.93 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 14,056 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Natural resources income | 11.45 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 50.30 | 2023 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 19.784 | 2023 | liters per person per year |