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Mauritania vs. Algeria

Energy

MauritaniaAlgeria
Electricity - production1.139 billion kWh (2016 est.)66.89 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - consumption1.059 billion kWh (2016 est.)55.96 billion kWh (2016 est.)
Electricity - exports0 kWh (2016 est.)641 million kWh (2015 est.)
Electricity - imports0 kWh (2016 est.)257 million kWh (2016 est.)
Oil - production4,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)1.259 million bbl/day (2018 est.)
Oil - imports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)5,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - exports5,333 bbl/day (2015 est.)756,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Oil - proved reserves20 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)4.504 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)
Natural gas - production0 cu m (2017 est.)93.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - consumption0 cu m (2017 est.)41.28 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - exports0 cu m (2017 est.)53.88 billion cu m (2017 est.)
Natural gas - imports0 cu m (2017 est.)0 cu m (2017 est.)
Electricity - installed generating capacity558,000 kW (2016 est.)19.27 million kW (2016 est.)
Electricity - from fossil fuels65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from nuclear fuels0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Electricity - from other renewable sources20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)
Refined petroleum products - production0 bbl/day (2015 est.)627,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - consumption17,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)405,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)
Refined petroleum products - exports0 bbl/day (2015 est.)578,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Refined petroleum products - imports17,290 bbl/day (2015 est.)82,930 bbl/day (2015 est.)
Electricity accesselectrification - total population: 32% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 56% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 4% (2019)
electrification - total population: 99.4% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 99.6% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 97% (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook