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Overview data for Mauritania

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
    
Mauritania
Total Oil Production 7.74 9,367 87,329 91   4.83
Crude Oil Production 7.74 8,571 74,136 75   4.83
Consumption 21.00 3,505 87,605 113   21.00 FFF
Net Export/Imports(-) -13.26 5,862 -- 100   -16.17
Refinery Capacity 0 3,220 88,097 110   0
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.10 124 1,474 64   0.02
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
 
Mauritania
Production 0 7,373 111,954 89   0
Consumption 0 3,558 113,321 109   0
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 3,813 -- 64   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
1 495 6,637 67   1
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2010
2011
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
 
Mauritania
Production 0.000 286 7,954 68   0.000
Consumption 0.000 223 7,770 114   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 64 -- 85   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2009
2010
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
 
Mauritania
Net Generation 0.71 594 19,071 155   0.70
Net Consumption 0.66 530 17,360 161   0.65
Installed Capacity (GWe) 0.26 130 4,843 152   0.26
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2009
2010
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
 
Mauritania
Production .025 36 487 125   0.019
Consumption 0.028 16 488 156   0.028
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
3,985 5,405 7,461 135   3,803
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2010
2011
   
History
Mauritania
Africa
World
Rank
 
Mauritania
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 1.89 1,155 31,502 151   1.77

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: February 12, 2013

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