Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate was 0.9876 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.9876 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 203.8%
World rank
93rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
43.97 % change on previous year
in 1987
All-time low
-15.06 % change on previous year
in 1961
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania is 0.9876 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 203.8% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 43.97 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -15.06 % change on previous year, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -1.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -2.4 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1853 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1854 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1855 | -2 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1856 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 1857 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1858 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1859 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1860 | -1.31 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1861 | -0.943 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1862 | -0.7721 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1863 | 0.492 % change on previous year | -163.7% |
| 1864 | -0.5877 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 1865 | -0.5083 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 1866 | -0.4393 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1867 | -0.3817 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1868 | -0.3172 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1869 | -0.266 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1870 | 0.2667 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 1871 | -0.61 % change on previous year | -328.7% |
| 1872 | -0.894 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1873 | -0.6681 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1874 | -0.4164 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1875 | -0.2101 % change on previous year | -49.5% |
| 1876 | -0.0616 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0136 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0294 % change on previous year | +115.8% |
| 1879 | -0.0301 % change on previous year | -202.4% |
| 1880 | -0.0029 % change on previous year | -90.5% |
| 1881 | -0.9896 % change on previous year | +34426.0% |
| 1882 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 1883 | -1.39 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1884 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1885 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1886 | -0.9765 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1887 | -0.8398 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1888 | -0.7125 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1889 | -0.5814 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1890 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +370.7% |
| 1891 | -3.39 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1892 | -3.61 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1893 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1894 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1895 | -2.57 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 1896 | -2.39 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1897 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 1898 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1899 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1900 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 1901 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -390.9% |
| 1902 | -6.11 % change on previous year | +71.5% |
| 1903 | -5.36 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1904 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1905 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1906 | -3.85 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 1907 | -1.45 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1908 | -5.55 % change on previous year | +283.2% |
| 1909 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 1910 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1911 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -380.2% |
| 1912 | 12.73 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1913 | 13.11 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1914 | 11.13 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1915 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1916 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1917 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -17.8% |
| 1918 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1919 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1920 | 12.26 % change on previous year | +170.1% |
| 1921 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1922 | -8.14 % change on previous year | +490.8% |
| 1923 | -9.3 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1924 | -8.58 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1925 | -7.71 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1926 | -7.95 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1927 | -7.26 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1928 | -5.11 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1929 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1930 | -7.61 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1931 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 1932 | -0.0625 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1933 | -0.8694 % change on previous year | +1291.7% |
| 1934 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -295.5% |
| 1935 | -3.67 % change on previous year | -315.7% |
| 1936 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -268.9% |
| 1937 | 6.33 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 6.54 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1939 | 7.58 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1940 | 10.38 % change on previous year | +37.0% |
| 1941 | 9.72 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1942 | 12.31 % change on previous year | +26.6% |
| 1943 | 13.99 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1944 | 18.59 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 1945 | 17.36 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1946 | 16.97 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 11.25 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1948 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1949 | 6.3 % change on previous year | -40.8% |
| 1950 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1951 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1952 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 1953 | -2.54 % change on previous year | +142.5% |
| 1954 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 1955 | -3.33 % change on previous year | +91.3% |
| 1956 | 0.418 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1957 | -0.4822 % change on previous year | -215.3% |
| 1958 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -353.4% |
| 1959 | 9.37 % change on previous year | +667.1% |
| 1960 | 10.29 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1961 | -15.06 % change on previous year | -246.3% |
| 1962 | 13.85 % change on previous year | -192.0% |
| 1963 | 11.02 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1964 | 9.62 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 9.26 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 7.06 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 7.44 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 11.02 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 1969 | -12.68 % change on previous year | -215.1% |
| 1970 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1971 | -0.96 % change on previous year | -66.6% |
| 1972 | -9.23 % change on previous year | +861.1% |
| 1973 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 1974 | -14.67 % change on previous year | +135.6% |
| 1975 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 1976 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1978 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 11.85 % change on previous year | +131.9% |
| 1980 | 11.87 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1983 | -6.37 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2526 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 1985 | 4.64 % change on previous year | +1738.3% |
| 1986 | 0.617 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1987 | 43.97 % change on previous year | +7026.1% |
| 1988 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5007 % change on previous year | -84.2% |
| 1990 | -13.34 % change on previous year | -2764.4% |
| 1991 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1992 | 0.217 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 1993 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +1682.4% |
| 1994 | -6.12 % change on previous year | -258.1% |
| 1995 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1996 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -381.6% |
| 1997 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1998 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 6.29 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 2000 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2002 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -222.4% |
| 2003 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3634 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2005 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +517.0% |
| 2006 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 2008 | -2.72 % change on previous year | -242.8% |
| 2009 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -232.9% |
| 2010 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2011 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 2013 | -0.9623 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 2014 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -676.2% |
| 2015 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2016 | -0.546 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2017 | 11.68 % change on previous year | -2239.3% |
| 2018 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 2019 | -0.6626 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9763 % change on previous year | -247.3% |
| 2021 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -217.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -572.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3251 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9876 % change on previous year | +203.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9876 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8993 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9876 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21 % change on previous year, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | -34426.0% | -0.0029 % change on previous year | -0.9896 % change on previous year |
| 1987 | +7026.1% | 0.617 % change on previous year | 43.97 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -2764.4% | 0.5007 % change on previous year | -13.34 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +2239.3% | -0.546 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1738.3% | 0.2526 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1682.4% | 0.217 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1.87 % change on previous year | -2.4 % change on previous year | -1.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -0.5028 % change on previous year | -1.31 % change on previous year | 0.492 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.2581 % change on previous year | -0.894 % change on previous year | 0.2667 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.9338 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | -0.0029 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -2.62 % change on previous year | -3.61 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -3.79 % change on previous year | -6.11 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.85 % change on previous year | -3.88 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -4.91 % change on previous year | -9.3 % change on previous year | 12.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.23 % change on previous year | -7.61 % change on previous year | 7.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.75 % change on previous year | 6.3 % change on previous year | 18.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8066 % change on previous year | -3.33 % change on previous year | 9.37 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.18 % change on previous year | -15.06 % change on previous year | 13.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6257 % change on previous year | -14.67 % change on previous year | 11.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.06 % change on previous year | -6.37 % change on previous year | 43.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3864 % change on previous year | -13.34 % change on previous year | 6.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 % change on previous year | -0.9623 % change on previous year | 11.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year | 5.4 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 90 Iran 1.1 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Djibouti 1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Costa Rica 1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 94 United Kingdom 0.9477 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Hong Kong 0.9133 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Belgium 0.8445 % change on previous year 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 annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate in Mauritania was 0.9876 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 43.97 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.06 % change on previous year in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 93rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.