Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 French Polynesia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 160 Angola 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 161 Mozambique 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 163 Namibia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 164 Kiribati 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 0 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 agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) 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.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Direct 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
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) 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.