West African power deficit.
prob 0.47
severity 3.3 / 5 · revision 2026-05-07watch · 13 West African economies · power + industry$ shortage country get MRT > stress_index: 0.63 WATCH > 1 events · 1 scenarios > refreshed 2026-05-17
BRENT $72.13/b ● TTF €44.25/MWh ● OPEC_ORB n/a SPR_US 331.2 Mb ▼ FAO_FFPI 130.8 ▼
The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.
Mauritania imports all of its fuel but is becoming a gas producer through the GTA project shared with Senegal. A vast desert country, it depends on iron-ore exports and its rich Atlantic fishery. Low cereal self-sufficiency leaves it heavily reliant on food imports.
Mauritania is mostly desert under extreme water stress, dependent on the Senegal River along its southern border.
| STOCK TYPE | RESERVE | DAYS COVER | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported into a vast, sparsely populated desert country. | limited | 20days | WATCH |
| Natural gas · GTA projectThe GTA gas project, shared with Senegal, is bringing production online. | developing | — | WATCH |
| Grain · commercial stocksDesert conditions leave Mauritania heavily reliant on imported cereals. | low | 40days | WATCH |
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/MRT | jq '.stress' > 0.63