Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 0.8% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity, rural in Mauritania, 2000–2012
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural in Mauritania is 0.8%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Mauritania peaked at 4.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +63.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -68.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +216.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -46.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.2%, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +216.7% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 210 Central African Republic 2.0% compare
- 211 Angola 1.3% compare
- 212 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.0% compare
- 213 Libya 0.8% compare
- 215 South Sudan 0.7%
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0865 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 7.47 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5156 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Mauritania?
- Access to electricity, rural in Mauritania was 0.8% in 2012, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Mauritania ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2012.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.