Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania
Mauritania: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes in 2000. ▼ Falling
Latest (2000)
0 tonnes
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
32,976 tonnes
in 1970
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1999
Years of data
32
1969–2000
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, 1969–2000
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from coal in 2000. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania peaked at 32,976 tonnes in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 7,328 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 32,976 tonnes | +350.0% |
| 1971 | 14,656 tonnes | -55.6% |
| 1972 | 14,777 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 14,656 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14,753 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 14,656 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 18,320 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 14,742 tonnes | -19.5% |
| 1981 | 14,737 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 18,320 tonnes | +24.3% |
| 1983 | 18,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 18,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 18,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14,514 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 14,656 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,716 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 14,656 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14,656 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14,711 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 14,704 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,992 tonnes | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 7,328 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 3,664 tonnes | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 3,664 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 589,296 tonnes. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,300 tonnes. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +350.0% | 7,328 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes |
| 1999 | -100.0% | 3,664 tonnes | 0 tonnes |
| 1971 | -55.6% | 32,976 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes |
| 1997 | -50.0% | 7,328 tonnes | 3,664 tonnes |
| 1996 | -33.3% | 10,992 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes |
| 1995 | -25.2% | 14,704 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,328 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 1 |
| 1970s | 16,876 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,124 tonnes | 14,514 tonnes | 18,320 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,909 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 14,716 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Burkina Faso 11 tonnes
- 139 Malta 7 tonnes compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 4 tonnes compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes
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 annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania?
- Annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania was 0 tonnes in 2000, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 32,976 tonnes in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2000.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.