Co2 land use per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Co2 land use per capita was 0.0712 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0712
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
99th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.22
in 1989
All-time low
-0.8426
in 1973
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Mauritania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0712.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.22 in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.8426, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2078 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1823 | -12.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1608 | -11.8% |
| 1853 | 0.1423 | -11.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1269 | -10.8% |
| 1855 | 0.1138 | -10.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1023 | -10.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0927 | -9.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0844 | -8.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0769 | -8.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0711 | -7.5% |
| 1861 | 0.066 | -7.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0612 | -7.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0567 | -7.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0528 | -6.7% |
| 1865 | 0.049 | -7.2% |
| 1866 | 0.046 | -6.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0428 | -6.9% |
| 1868 | 0.0403 | -5.9% |
| 1869 | 0.038 | -5.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0636 | +67.3% |
| 1871 | 0.0771 | +21.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0851 | +10.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0903 | +6.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0937 | +3.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0963 | +2.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0984 | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0998 | +1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1007 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 0.101 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0983 | -2.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0973 | -1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0965 | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.096 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0955 | -0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.095 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0943 | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.0937 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 0.0927 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0917 | -1.0% |
| 1890 | -0.0464 | -150.6% |
| 1891 | -0.1427 | +207.3% |
| 1892 | -0.2143 | +50.2% |
| 1893 | -0.2701 | +26.0% |
| 1894 | -0.3142 | +16.3% |
| 1895 | -0.349 | +11.1% |
| 1896 | -0.3777 | +8.2% |
| 1897 | -0.4011 | +6.2% |
| 1898 | -0.4203 | +4.8% |
| 1899 | -0.4359 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | -0.4114 | -5.6% |
| 1901 | -0.389 | -5.4% |
| 1902 | -0.3703 | -4.8% |
| 1903 | -0.3551 | -4.1% |
| 1904 | -0.3426 | -3.5% |
| 1905 | -0.332 | -3.1% |
| 1906 | -0.3232 | -2.7% |
| 1907 | -0.3159 | -2.3% |
| 1908 | -0.3089 | -2.2% |
| 1909 | -0.3029 | -1.9% |
| 1910 | -0.2977 | -1.7% |
| 1911 | -0.2931 | -1.5% |
| 1912 | -0.2891 | -1.4% |
| 1913 | -0.2851 | -1.4% |
| 1914 | -0.2813 | -1.4% |
| 1915 | -0.2794 | -0.7% |
| 1916 | -0.2769 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | -0.2755 | -0.5% |
| 1918 | -0.2738 | -0.6% |
| 1919 | -0.2715 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0039 | -101.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1665 | +4169.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2772 | +66.4% |
| 1923 | 0.3584 | +29.3% |
| 1924 | 0.4204 | +17.3% |
| 1925 | 0.4705 | +11.9% |
| 1926 | 0.5117 | +8.7% |
| 1927 | 0.5458 | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5726 | +4.9% |
| 1929 | 0.5926 | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6159 | +3.9% |
| 1931 | 0.6332 | +2.8% |
| 1932 | 0.6471 | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 0.6583 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.6663 | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.6727 | +1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.6767 | +0.6% |
| 1937 | 0.6802 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.6814 | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.686 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.7843 | +14.3% |
| 1941 | 0.8381 | +6.9% |
| 1942 | 0.8589 | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 0.8748 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0.8769 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.8765 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.8846 | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.8718 | -1.4% |
| 1948 | 0.8626 | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.8578 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 0.8601 | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.9015 | +4.8% |
| 1952 | 0.9258 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.9383 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9505 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9495 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9552 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.957 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9512 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.9529 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.938 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 0.6711 | -28.5% |
| 1962 | 0.6068 | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4743 | -21.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4189 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3498 | -16.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3257 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.32 | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6648 | +107.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4199 | -36.8% |
| 1970 | -0.3939 | -193.8% |
| 1971 | -0.3305 | -16.1% |
| 1972 | -0.4713 | +42.6% |
| 1973 | -0.8426 | +78.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7396 | -12.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4532 | -38.7% |
| 1976 | -0.3608 | -20.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3641 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | -0.1942 | -46.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2914 | -250.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7011 | +140.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9195 | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 1.04 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8694 | -16.8% |
| 1984 | 1.05 | +21.2% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.17 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.2 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.22 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9601 | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8929 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8836 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9477 | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6246 | -34.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4551 | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3267 | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2808 | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2889 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.33 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4319 | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.323 | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1824 | -43.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1621 | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1575 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1245 | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1417 | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2617 | +84.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3249 | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3444 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1492 | -56.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1914 | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0791 | -58.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0459 | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 0.091 | +98.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0554 | -39.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0661 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0616 | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0559 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0575 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0617 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0682 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0707 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0712 | +0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0712 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0712 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 0.1665 |
| 1979 | +250.1% | -0.1942 | 0.2914 |
| 1891 | -207.3% | -0.0464 | -0.1427 |
| 1970 | -193.8% | 0.4199 | -0.3939 |
| 1890 | -150.6% | 0.0917 | -0.0464 |
| 1980 | +140.6% | 0.2914 | 0.7011 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.129 | 0.0769 | 0.2078 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0524 | 0.038 | 0.0711 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0906 | 0.0636 | 0.101 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0951 | 0.0917 | 0.0983 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.2971 | -0.4359 | -0.0464 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.3451 | -0.4114 | -0.3029 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2823 | -0.2977 | -0.2715 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.392 | 0.0039 | 0.5926 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6618 | 0.6159 | 0.686 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8586 | 0.7843 | 0.8846 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9342 | 0.8601 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5189 | 0.32 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3859 | -0.8426 | 0.2914 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.7011 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.599 | 0.2808 | 0.9601 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2454 | 0.1245 | 0.4319 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0853 | 0.0459 | 0.1914 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0673 | 0.0617 | 0.0712 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 co2 land use per capita in Mauritania?
- Co2 land use per capita in Mauritania was 0.0712 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 in 1989.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8426 in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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