Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mauritania peaked at 622.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2002 and was at its lowest, 464.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 92nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 605.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 558.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 622.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 511.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 464.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 564.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 492.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 472.39 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 521.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 89 Australia 525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 90 Gabon 523.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 513.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 93 Somalia 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 94 Myanmar 502.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 95 Kiribati 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 95 Vanuatu 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 99.86 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mauritania?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mauritania was 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 622.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2002.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 464.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Mauritania ranks 92nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.