Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania stood at 24.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and in Mauritania was 24.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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