Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania is 56.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 30.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 41.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 101.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 4,047 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0414 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 90.99 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,440 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 653.67 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 56.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.