Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0712 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0712 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.22 tonnes per person
in 1989
All-time low
-0.8426 tonnes per person
in 1973
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0712 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.22 tonnes per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.8426 tonnes per person, in 1973.
Mauritania ranks 99th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2078 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1608 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1853 | 0.1423 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1269 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1855 | 0.1138 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0711 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1861 | 0.066 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0528 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1865 | 0.049 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1866 | 0.046 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0428 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1869 | 0.038 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0636 tonnes per person | +67.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0851 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0903 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0963 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0984 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0998 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1007 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.101 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0983 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0973 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0965 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.096 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.095 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0937 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0917 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1890 | -0.0464 tonnes per person | -150.6% |
| 1891 | -0.1427 tonnes per person | +207.3% |
| 1892 | -0.2143 tonnes per person | +50.2% |
| 1893 | -0.2701 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1894 | -0.3142 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1895 | -0.349 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1896 | -0.3777 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1897 | -0.4011 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1898 | -0.4203 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1899 | -0.4359 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1900 | -0.4114 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1901 | -0.389 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1902 | -0.3703 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1903 | -0.3551 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1904 | -0.3426 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1905 | -0.332 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1906 | -0.3232 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1907 | -0.3159 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1908 | -0.3089 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1909 | -0.3029 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1910 | -0.2977 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1911 | -0.2931 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1912 | -0.2891 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1913 | -0.2851 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1914 | -0.2813 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1915 | -0.2794 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1916 | -0.2769 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1917 | -0.2755 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | -0.2738 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1919 | -0.2715 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -101.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1665 tonnes per person | +4169.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2772 tonnes per person | +66.4% |
| 1923 | 0.3584 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1924 | 0.4204 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1925 | 0.4705 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 1926 | 0.5117 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.5458 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5726 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1929 | 0.5926 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6159 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 0.6332 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.6471 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 0.6583 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.6663 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.6727 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6767 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.6802 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.6814 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.686 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.7843 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1941 | 0.8381 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1942 | 0.8589 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.8748 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0.8769 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.8765 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.8846 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.8718 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.8626 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.8578 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.8601 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.9015 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 0.9258 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.9383 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9505 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9495 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9552 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.957 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9512 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.9529 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.938 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.6711 tonnes per person | -28.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6068 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4743 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4189 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3498 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3257 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.32 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6648 tonnes per person | +107.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4199 tonnes per person | -36.8% |
| 1970 | -0.3939 tonnes per person | -193.8% |
| 1971 | -0.3305 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1972 | -0.4713 tonnes per person | +42.6% |
| 1973 | -0.8426 tonnes per person | +78.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7396 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4532 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 1976 | -0.3608 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3641 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | -0.1942 tonnes per person | -46.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2914 tonnes per person | -250.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7011 tonnes per person | +140.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9195 tonnes per person | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8694 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 1.05 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9601 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8929 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8836 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9477 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6246 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4551 tonnes per person | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3267 tonnes per person | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2808 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2889 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.33 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4319 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.323 tonnes per person | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1824 tonnes per person | -43.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1575 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1245 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2617 tonnes per person | +84.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3249 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3444 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1492 tonnes per person | -56.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1914 tonnes per person | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | -58.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 0.091 tonnes per person | +98.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0616 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0559 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0617 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0707 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0712 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0712 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | +4169.3% | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.1665 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | +250.1% | -0.1942 tonnes per person | 0.2914 tonnes per person |
| 1891 | -207.3% | -0.0464 tonnes per person | -0.1427 tonnes per person |
| 1970 | -193.8% | 0.4199 tonnes per person | -0.3939 tonnes per person |
| 1890 | -150.6% | 0.0917 tonnes per person | -0.0464 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +140.6% | 0.2914 tonnes per person | 0.7011 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.129 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person | 0.2078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0524 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | 0.0711 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0906 tonnes per person | 0.0636 tonnes per person | 0.101 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0951 tonnes per person | 0.0917 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.2971 tonnes per person | -0.4359 tonnes per person | -0.0464 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.3451 tonnes per person | -0.4114 tonnes per person | -0.3029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2823 tonnes per person | -0.2977 tonnes per person | -0.2715 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.392 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.5926 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6618 tonnes per person | 0.6159 tonnes per person | 0.686 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8586 tonnes per person | 0.7843 tonnes per person | 0.8846 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9342 tonnes per person | 0.8601 tonnes per person | 0.957 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5189 tonnes per person | 0.32 tonnes per person | 0.938 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3859 tonnes per person | -0.8426 tonnes per person | 0.2914 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.7011 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.599 tonnes per person | 0.2808 tonnes per person | 0.9601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2454 tonnes per person | 0.1245 tonnes per person | 0.4319 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 0.1914 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.0617 tonnes per person | 0.0712 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mauritania was 0.0712 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 tonnes per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8426 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.