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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania

Mauritania: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
145th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), 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 1961.

That places Mauritania 145th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), 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 +0.0%
1963 0 kt per square kilometre +29.2%
1964 0 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1965 0 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
1967 0 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1968 0 kt per square kilometre +6.5%
1969 0 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
1970 0 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1971 0 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1972 0 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1973 0 kt per square kilometre -15.3%
1974 0 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1975 0 kt per square kilometre +30.6%
1976 0 kt per square kilometre +7.2%
1977 0 kt per square kilometre -3.2%
1978 0 kt per square kilometre +9.4%
1979 0 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
1980 0 kt per square kilometre -8.0%
1981 0 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1982 0 kt per square kilometre -4.5%
1983 0 kt per square kilometre -9.9%
1984 0 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1985 0 kt per square kilometre -31.5%
1986 0 kt per square kilometre +31.1%
1987 0 kt per square kilometre +7.6%
1988 0 kt per square kilometre +116.7%
1989 0 kt per square kilometre -35.8%
1990 0 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1991 0 kt per square kilometre -3.3%
1992 0 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
1993 0 kt per square kilometre +52.0%
1994 0 kt per square kilometre +27.7%
1995 0 kt per square kilometre -45.1%
1996 0 kt per square kilometre +185.5%
1997 0 kt per square kilometre -25.3%
1998 0 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1999 0 kt per square kilometre -29.9%
2000 0 kt per square kilometre +32.9%
2001 0 kt per square kilometre -46.6%
2002 0 kt per square kilometre +33.7%
2003 0 kt per square kilometre +79.3%
2004 0 kt per square kilometre -49.2%
2005 0 kt per square kilometre +54.6%
2006 0 kt per square kilometre +72.3%
2007 0 kt per square kilometre -22.3%
2008 0 kt per square kilometre -4.8%
2009 0 kt per square kilometre -8.6%
2010 0 kt per square kilometre +28.5%
2011 0 kt per square kilometre -6.5%
2012 0 kt per square kilometre +54.5%
2013 0 kt per square kilometre -32.4%
2014 0 kt per square kilometre +38.7%
2015 0 kt per square kilometre -19.2%
2016 0 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
2017 0 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2018 0 kt per square kilometre +17.1%
2019 0 kt per square kilometre +13.1%
2020 0 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
2021 0 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2022 0 kt per square kilometre +5.2%
2023 0 kt per square kilometre +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 142 Puerto Rico 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 143 Norway 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 144 Montenegro 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 146 Jordan 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 147 Libya 0 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 148 Niger 0 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Mauritania rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 145th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. 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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritania. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/burning-crop-residues-emissions-ch4-per-square-kilometre/mauritania/

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Burning - Crop residues — 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.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — 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.