Mauritania Oil

Reserves (2025)#81 World

20,000,000barrels

< 0.01%

of world reserves

Consumption (2024)#127 World

30,550b/d+2.6% YoY

Oil Reserves in Mauritania

Mauritania has proven oil reserves of 20,000,000 barrels (#81 in the world), representing 0.0011% of the world's total.

Oil Production in Mauritania

Mauritania last reported oil and petroleum liquids production in 2016.

Oil Consumption in Mauritania

Mauritania consumed 30,550 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#127 in the world), an increase of 2.6% from 2023. This represents 0.03% of the world's total oil consumption.
Per capita, oil consumption in Mauritania averaged 0.25 us gallons per day in 2024 (#144 in the world).
The largest refined-product categories were Distillate Fuel Oil (56.4%), Residual Fuel Oil (25.7%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (7.6%).

(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in Mauritania

EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.

Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.

oil Balance in Mauritania

In 2024, Mauritania produced approximately 0 barrels per day of oil and consumed 30,550 barrels per day , a deficit of 30,550 barrels per day.

Mauritania Oil History (1973-2025)

	Reserves			Production				Consumption					Crude Oil Trade (Historical)

2025	20,000,000	81	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	20,000,000	82	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	30,550	+2.6%	127	0.03%	0.25	—	—	—
2023	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	29,782	−5.1%	128	0.03%	0.25	—	—	—
2022	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	31,375	+14.5%	125	0.03%	0.27	—	—	—
2021	20,000,000	82	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	27,404	−4.6%	128	0.03%	0.24	—	—	—
2020	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	28,727	+2.6%	123	0.03%	0.26	—	—	—
2019	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	27,993	+3%	126	0.03%	0.26	—	—	—
2018	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	0	—	—	—	27,177	+10.1%	128	0.03%	0.26	0	4,836	−4,836
2017	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	0	−100%	—	—	24,691	+53.3%	130	0.02%	0.25	0	4,836	−4,836
2016	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	4,836.1	−7.8%	96	< 0.01%	16,106	−6.9%	149	0.02%	0.17	0	4,836	−4,836
2015	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	5,246.6	−12.6%	96	0.01%	17,294	−0.8%	149	0.02%	0.18	0	5,308	−5,308
2014	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	6,003	−11.1%	96	0.01%	17,433	+19.6%	142	0.02%	0.19	0	5,960	−5,960
2013	20,000,000	83	< 0.01%	6,750.4	+2.6%	96	0.01%	14,578	−10.5%	149	0.02%	0.16	1	6,742	−6,741
2012	20,000,000	82	< 0.01%	6,577.1	−15%	97	0.01%	16,292	+10.3%	143	0.02%	0.19	0	7,088	−7,088
2011	100,000,000	68	0.01%	7,737.6	−6%	94	0.01%	14,775	+8.8%	146	0.02%	0.18	0	5,580	−5,580
2010	100,000,000	65	0.01%	8,232.2	−26.8%	94	0.01%	13,586	−2.7%	149	0.02%	0.17	0	9,921	−9,921
2009	100,000,000	65	0.01%	11,245	−12.4%	83	0.01%	13,956	−1.5%	147	0.02%	0.18	0	11,329	−11,329
2008	100,000,000	65	0.01%	12,833	−19.7%	82	0.01%	14,165	+22.9%	142	0.02%	0.19	0	13,480	−13,480
2007	100,000,000	67	0.01%	15,986	−48.8%	79	0.02%	11,525	+13.7%	148	0.01%	0.16	1	13,648	−13,647
2006	—	—	—	31,214	—	68	0.04%	10,132	−2.8%	152	0.01%	0.14	0	24,606	−24,606
2005	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	10,424	+3.3%	150	0.01%	0.15	6	0	6
2004	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	10,093	+7.8%	150	0.01%	0.15	4	0	4
2003	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	9,361.1	+3.3%	151	0.01%	0.14	1	0	1
2002	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	9,061.1	+8.2%	148	0.01%	0.14	1,337	0	1,337
2001	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	8,370.8	+4.2%	149	0.01%	0.13	1,877	0	1,877
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8,030.7	−65.4%	148	0.01%	0.13	2,416	0	2,416
1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23,200	+0%	110	0.03%	0.38	1,562	0	1,562
1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23,200	+0.43%	108	0.03%	0.39	3,389	0	3,389
1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23,100	+0.43%	107	0.03%	0.4	2,804	0	2,804
1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23,000	+0.88%	105	0.03%	0.41	2,542	0	2,542
1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22,800	+1.3%	106	0.03%	0.41	2,936	0	2,936
1994	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22,500	+0%	105	0.03%	0.42	2,657	0	2,657
1993	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22,500	+2.3%	104	0.03%	0.43	3,991	0	3,991
1992	—	—	—	−46.66	−146.7%	108	< 0.01%	22,000	+233.3%	105	0.03%	0.44	1,984	0	1,984
1991	—	—	—	100	+0%	85	< 0.01%	6,600	+4.8%	126	0.01%	0.14	0	0	0
1990	—	—	—	100	+0%	81	< 0.01%	6,300	−11.9%	127	0.01%	0.14	0	0	0
1989	—	—	—	100	−50%	81	< 0.01%	7,153.1	+15.4%	119	0.01%	0.16	0	0	0
1988	—	—	—	200	−166.7%	82	< 0.01%	6,200	+31.3%	124	0.01%	0.14	0	0	0
1987	—	—	—	−300	—	101	< 0.01%	4,721.2	+37.8%	130	0.01%	0.11	0	0	0
1986	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	3,426.1	−42.9%	136	0.01%	0.08	0	0	0
1985	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	6,000	+0%	117	0.01%	0.15	0	0	0
1984	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	6,000	+50%	117	0.01%	0.15	0	0	0
1983	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	4,000	+0%	129	0.01%	0.1	0	0	0
1982	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	4,000	+0%	129	0.01%	0.11	0	0	0
1981	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	4,000	−4.8%	129	0.01%	0.11	0	0	0
1980	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	4,200	—	127	0.01%	0.12	0	0	0

Sources

U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
Oil & Gas Journal

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