Energy · Western Africa

Mauritania Electricity Demand

2.4 TWhas of 2024Reported+0.9% vs 2023

Total electricity demand, in terawatt-hours (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodElectricity Demand
20242.4 TWh
20232.4 TWh
20222 TWh
20211.8 TWh
20201.9 TWh
20191.8 TWh
20181.7 TWh
20171.5 TWh
20161.4 TWh
20151.3 TWh
20141.2 TWh
20131.2 TWh

Electricity Demand across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryElectricity DemandPeriod
Nigeria39 TWh2025
Kenya16 TWh2025
South Africa237 TWh2025
Egypt244 TWh2025
Ghana22 TWh2024
Ethiopia31 TWh2025

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