Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 75.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Mauritania is 75.3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Mauritania peaked at 75.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.7, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.7 | — |
| 2001 | 55.1 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 57.7 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 59.6 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 61.7 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 63.1 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 64.3 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 65.3 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.6 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67.2 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.8 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.5 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 69.2 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.7 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.3 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.8 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.3 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 72 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 72.4 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.2 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 74.1 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.8 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 75.3 | +0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 75.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.2, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 75.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.33 | 52.7 | 67.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.52 | 67.8 | 73.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.53 | 73.9 | 75.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8005 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.614 (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Mauritania?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Mauritania was 75.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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