See also: Mauritania Energy
Mauritania generates 1,139,000 MWh of electricity as of 2016 (covering 108% of its annual consumption needs).
Mauritania consumed 1,139,000 MWh of electricity as of 2016.
| Electric Consumption | 1,059,270 MWh | |
| Electric Generation | 1,139,000 MWh | |
| Nuclear | 0 MWh | 0% |
| Renewables | 319,000 MWh | 28.01% |
| Hydroelectric | 180,000 MWh | 15.80% |
| Non-Hydroelectric Renewables | 139,000 MWh | 12.20% |
| Geothermal | 0 MWh | 0% |
| Wind | 104,000 MWh | 9.13% |
| Solar, Tide, Wave, Fuel Cell | 35,000 MWh | 3.07% |
| Tide & Wave | 0 MWh | 0% |
| Biomass & Waste | 0 MWh | 0% |
| Fossil Fuels | 820,000 MWh | 71.99% |
| Hydroelectric & Pumped Storage | 0 MWh | 0% |
| Net Imports | 0 MWh | 0% |
(Data shown in the table is for 2016, the latest year with complete data in all categories)