Co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Co2 emissions and gdp per capita was 6,559 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,559
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
151st
of 198 countries
All-time high
6,559
in 2025
All-time low
4,807
in 2002
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720251990: 5.5k1991: 5.5k1992: 5.4k1993: 5.4k1994: 5.1k1995: 5.4k1996: 5.7k1997: 5.3k1998: 5.3k1999: 5.4k2000: 5.0k2001: 4.8k2002: 4.8k2003: 5.0k2004: 5.1k2005: 5.4k2006: 6.3k2007: 6.0k2008: 5.8k2009: 5.6k2010: 5.6k2011: 5.7k2012: 5.7k2013: 5.8k2014: 5.8k2015: 6.0k2016: 5.9k2017: 6.1k2018: 6.2k2019: 6.2k2020: 6.0k2021: 5.8k2022: 6.1k2023: 6.3k2024: 6.5k2025: 6.6k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 6,559. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 6,559 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,807, in 2002.

That places Mauritania 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,393 5,097 5,650 10
2000s 5,401 4,807 6,285 10
2010s 5,879 5,606 6,162 10
2020s 6,195 5,837 6,559 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 148 Djibouti 7,223 compare
  2. 149 Cote d'Ivoire 7,015 compare
  3. 150 Honduras 6,726 compare
  4. 152 Congo 6,194 compare
  5. 153 Kenya 5,995 compare
  6. 154 Tuvalu 5,776 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania?
Co2 emissions and gdp per capita in Mauritania was 6,559 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest co2 emissions and gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 6,559 in 2025.
What is the lowest co2 emissions and gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 4,807 in 2002.
How does Mauritania rank for co2 emissions and gdp per capita?
Mauritania ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is co2 emissions and gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 emissions and gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Co2 emissions and gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
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