Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 44.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania stood at 44.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania peaked at 70.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 57th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 59.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 50.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 44.0% | 49.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.7539 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 69.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 278.62 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2211 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 430.54 includes gold, current US$ per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritania was 44.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.