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Mauritania is a West African country with its capital in Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. It borders four countries (Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal) and the Atlantic Ocean. Home to about 4.9 million people (2023), it is characterized by vast desert landscapes covering much of its territory.

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Contact

Frederic Verdol (TTL)

[email protected]

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Geoportal

Access the Geoportal with map-based country-level data down to settlement-level details (no open access 🔒):

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Key metrics

Key performance indicators across the country. Access data from different sources (if available) by switching between tabs.

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Electricity access rate: Recent

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Electricity access rate: Development

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Population

Total number of people living within the country.

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Installed electricity generation capacity ****

Total capacity of electricity-generating installations in the country.

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Electric power transmission and distribution losses

Share of electricity lost during transmission and distribution from power plants to end users.

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Renewable energy consumption

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (TFEC) - SDG 7 Indicator 7.2.1.

• Understanding the Difference: Electricity Generation vs Renewable Energy Share

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