emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania
Mauritania: emissions of air pollutants was 217,254 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
217,254 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
119th
of 220 countries
All-time high
217,254 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
9,687 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania stood at 217,254 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania peaked at 217,254 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,687 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 9,687 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 9,690 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 9,692 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 9,695 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 9,698 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 9,701 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 9,704 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 9,707 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 9,710 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 9,713 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 9,716 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 9,718 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 9,721 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 9,724 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 9,727 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 9,730 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 9,733 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 9,736 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 9,738 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 9,741 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 9,744 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 9,747 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 9,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 9,753 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 9,756 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 9,758 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 9,761 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 9,764 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 9,767 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 9,770 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 9,773 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 9,775 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 9,778 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 9,781 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 9,784 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 9,787 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 9,789 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 9,792 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 9,795 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 9,798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 9,801 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 9,803 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 9,806 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 9,809 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 9,812 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 9,814 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 9,817 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 9,820 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 9,823 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 9,825 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 9,828 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 9,831 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 9,834 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 9,836 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 9,839 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 9,842 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 9,845 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 9,847 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 9,850 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 9,853 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 9,855 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 9,863 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 9,871 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 9,878 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 9,886 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 9,894 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 9,901 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 9,909 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 9,917 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 9,924 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 9,932 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 9,940 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 9,947 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 9,955 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 9,963 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 9,970 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 9,978 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 9,986 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 9,993 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 10,001 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 10,009 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 10,016 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 10,024 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 10,032 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 10,039 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 10,047 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 10,054 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 10,062 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 10,070 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 10,078 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 10,085 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 10,093 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 10,100 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 10,108 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 10,116 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 10,123 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 10,131 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 10,139 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 10,146 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 10,154 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 10,162 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 10,169 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 10,177 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 10,184 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 10,192 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 10,200 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 10,207 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 10,215 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 10,222 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 10,230 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 10,238 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 10,258 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 10,278 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 10,297 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 10,317 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 10,337 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 10,357 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 10,377 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 10,397 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 10,417 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 10,436 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 31,109 tonnes | +198.1% |
| 1872 | 31,169 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 31,229 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 31,289 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 31,349 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 31,409 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 31,469 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 31,529 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 31,588 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 31,648 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 31,709 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 31,770 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 31,831 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 31,892 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 31,953 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 32,014 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 32,074 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 32,135 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 32,196 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 32,257 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 32,319 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 32,380 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 32,442 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 32,504 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 32,566 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 32,627 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 32,689 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 32,751 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 32,813 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 32,874 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 32,466 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 32,059 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 31,655 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 31,253 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 30,853 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 30,456 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 30,061 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 29,668 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 29,278 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 28,890 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 28,763 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 29,223 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 29,417 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 29,614 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 29,811 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 30,011 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 30,212 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 30,416 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 30,621 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 30,828 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 31,264 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 31,782 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 32,308 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1924 | 32,840 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 33,380 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 33,928 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 34,466 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 35,011 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 35,564 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 36,124 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 36,722 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 37,926 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 38,469 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 39,019 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 39,731 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 40,839 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 40,508 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 40,656 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 40,815 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 40,986 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 42,108 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1942 | 42,743 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 43,385 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 45,692 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 48,268 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1946 | 50,284 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 52,445 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 54,765 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 57,259 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 60,549 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1951 | 58,893 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 58,050 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 56,744 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 55,460 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 54,040 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 52,600 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 51,034 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1958 | 48,567 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1959 | 47,163 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 45,203 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 43,018 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 40,748 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 38,430 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 35,968 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 33,625 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 34,661 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 35,684 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 36,706 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 37,908 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 39,984 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 40,472 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 42,447 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 44,030 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 44,706 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 47,466 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 50,207 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 52,689 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 54,537 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 55,761 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 57,624 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 59,693 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 64,832 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 66,499 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 67,975 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 66,598 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 65,450 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 95,083 tonnes | +45.3% |
| 1988 | 107,604 tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 103,319 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 116,023 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 117,130 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 117,656 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 113,305 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 122,050 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 126,602 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 127,880 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 127,668 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 130,190 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 135,761 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 126,615 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 130,277 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 134,611 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 138,438 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 143,160 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 148,713 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 153,056 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 159,012 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 167,068 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 172,494 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 176,218 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 183,124 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 192,134 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 191,036 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 197,977 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 199,504 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 200,964 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 205,463 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 204,419 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 210,514 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 212,248 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 213,904 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 217,254 tonnes | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 217,254 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 486,552 tonnes, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 217,254 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241 tonnes, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | +198.1% | 10,436 tonnes | 31,109 tonnes |
| 1987 | +45.3% | 65,450 tonnes | 95,083 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 9,700 tonnes | 9,687 tonnes | 9,713 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 9,728 tonnes | 9,716 tonnes | 9,741 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 9,757 tonnes | 9,744 tonnes | 9,770 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 9,785 tonnes | 9,773 tonnes | 9,798 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 9,813 tonnes | 9,801 tonnes | 9,825 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 9,840 tonnes | 9,828 tonnes | 9,853 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 9,890 tonnes | 9,855 tonnes | 9,924 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 9,967 tonnes | 9,932 tonnes | 10,001 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 10,043 tonnes | 10,009 tonnes | 10,078 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 10,120 tonnes | 10,085 tonnes | 10,154 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 10,196 tonnes | 10,162 tonnes | 10,230 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 10,327 tonnes | 10,238 tonnes | 10,417 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 29,257 tonnes | 10,436 tonnes | 31,588 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 31,922 tonnes | 31,648 tonnes | 32,196 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 32,535 tonnes | 32,257 tonnes | 32,813 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 31,062 tonnes | 29,278 tonnes | 32,874 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 29,698 tonnes | 28,763 tonnes | 30,621 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 33,137 tonnes | 30,828 tonnes | 35,564 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 39,081 tonnes | 36,124 tonnes | 40,839 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 47,793 tonnes | 40,986 tonnes | 57,259 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 54,310 tonnes | 47,163 tonnes | 60,549 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 38,195 tonnes | 33,625 tonnes | 45,203 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 47,230 tonnes | 39,984 tonnes | 55,761 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,468 tonnes | 57,624 tonnes | 107,604 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,426 tonnes | 113,305 tonnes | 135,761 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,344 tonnes | 126,615 tonnes | 172,494 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 196,135 tonnes | 176,218 tonnes | 210,514 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 214,469 tonnes | 212,248 tonnes | 217,254 tonnes | 3 |
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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 emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania was 217,254 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 217,254 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,687 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Mauritania rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.