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Mauritania

Survey?
NO

Contact Points - Organization

  • Permanent Representative: WMO General
  • Energy liasion person: Questionnaire
  • National Meteorological Service: WMO General
  • Regional Association: WMO General
  • Date of WMO Membership: WMO General

SDG7 indicators

  • Access to electricity (% of population): World Bank (2020)
    47.35%
  • Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population): World Bank (2020)
    0.00%
  • Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population): World Bank (2020)
    88.37%

Emissions and NDCs

  • National Determined Countributions (NDC): Climate Watch Data
    2020 NDC (Updated First NDC)
  • CO2 emissions (Mt): OWiD (2020)
    3.38
  • CO2 per capita (t/person): OWiD (2020)
    0.73

Economy

  • GDP (current LCU): World Bank (2020)
    294,388,904,600
  • GDP growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    -1.76%
  • GDP per capita (current US$): World Bank (2020)
    1,701.99$
  • GDP per capita growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    -4.38%

General Info Relevant for Energy

  • Surface area (sq. km): World Bank (2014)
    1,030,700.00
  • Population, total: World Bank (2020)
    4,649,660
  • Population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    2.70%
  • Rural population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    0.88%
  • Urban population growth (annual %): World Bank (2020)
    4.20%
  • Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area): World Bank (2021)
    0.62%

Energy capacity

  • Energy per capita (KWh/yr): OWiD (2020)
  • Total Electricity Capacity (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    626.53
  • Installed Gen Capacity Solar (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    88
  • Installed Gen Capacity Wind (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    34.40
  • Installed Gen Capacity Hydro (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
  • Total Renewable Installed Gen Capacity (MW): IRENA Stats (2021)
    121.91