AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 2.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions per capita in Mauritania stood at 2.03 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2.96 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.03 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.64 t CO2eq/cap | 2.37 t CO2eq/cap | 2.87 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 t CO2eq/cap | 2.3 t CO2eq/cap | 2.96 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2.16 t CO2eq/cap | 2.44 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 t CO2eq/cap | 2.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 47 Melanesia 2.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Equatorial Guinea 2.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Malaysia 2.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 51 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.94 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 52 Norway 1.91 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 1.86 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2279 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Mauritania?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Mauritania was 2.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.03 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.