AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre. 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 (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 kt per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 154 Kiribati 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 155 Sweden 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 156 Jordan 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 158 Norway 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 159 Finland 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 160 Guyana 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
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 (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- AFOLU — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.