AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania
Mauritania: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) was 273.81 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 273.81 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Mauritania peaked at 273.81 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 147.87 kt, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 85th of 256 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 147.87 kt | — |
| 1991 | 152.85 kt | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 148.68 kt | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 153.56 kt | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 149.68 kt | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 149.89 kt | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 162.17 kt | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 172.62 kt | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 182.31 kt | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 195.64 kt | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 205.93 kt | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 208.47 kt | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 210.63 kt | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 214.85 kt | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 211.9 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 215.01 kt | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 220.67 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 216.64 kt | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 198.08 kt | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 210.54 kt | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 221.08 kt | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 223.52 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 230.24 kt | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 236.12 kt | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 244.7 kt | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 248.65 kt | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 247.51 kt | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 250.37 kt | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 252.84 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 257.94 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 263.2 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 269.95 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 268.31 kt | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 273.81 kt | +2.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 273.81 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199.02 kt, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 273.81 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 271.23 kt, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 161.53 kt | 147.87 kt | 195.64 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 211.27 kt | 198.08 kt | 220.67 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 241.3 kt | 221.08 kt | 257.94 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 268.82 kt | 263.2 kt | 273.81 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in Mauritania?
- Afolu — emissions in Mauritania was 273.81 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 273.81 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.87 kt in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for afolu — emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf