Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mauritania, 1959–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritania is 0.3361 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 1.16 kilograms per international-$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0348 kilograms per international-$, in 1959.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0359 kilograms per international-$ | 0.152 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1987 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2483 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.517 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1364 kilograms per international-$ | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.23 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2934 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2413 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2437 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1901 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3244 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.326 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3074 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 28 Saudi Arabia 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 32 Belarus 0.325 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 33 Algeria 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 34 Malaysia 0.3212 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritania?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritania was 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 kilograms per international-$ in 1987.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ in 1959.
- How does Mauritania rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).