Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 143.66 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 143.66 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania peaked at 143.66 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 798,715 tonnes, in 1959.
Mauritania ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 798,715 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 1.61 million tonnes | +101.4% |
| 1961 | 2.22 million tonnes | +38.3% |
| 1962 | 2.81 million tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1963 | 3.33 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 3.83 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 4.32 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 4.82 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1967 | 5.34 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 6.26 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 6.98 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 6.98 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.00 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 6.90 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 6.35 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 5.92 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 5.85 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.89 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 5.95 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.27 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 7.29 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 8.95 million tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1981 | 10.98 million tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 13.49 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 15.83 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 18.44 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 21.02 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 23.44 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 28.83 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 34.24 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 39.36 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 42.09 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 44.76 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 47.51 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 50.49 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 52.86 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 54.92 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 56.76 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 58.51 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 60.30 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 62.23 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 64.48 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 66.51 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 68.26 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 70.00 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 71.84 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 73.64 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 75.62 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 78.18 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 81.05 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 84.19 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 86.79 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 89.69 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 92.42 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 94.76 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.68 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 100.90 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 103.79 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 107.63 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 112.32 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 117.19 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 122.27 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 127.06 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 132.66 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 138.05 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 143.66 million tonnes | +4.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 143.66 million tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 billion tonnes, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 143.66 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +101.4% | 798,715 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes |
| 1961 | +38.3% | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes |
| 1962 | +26.5% | 2.22 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 798,715 tonnes | 798,715 tonnes | 798,715 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 4.15 million tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.44 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | 7.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.46 million tonnes | 8.95 million tonnes | 39.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.04 million tonnes | 42.09 million tonnes | 62.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.38 million tonnes | 64.48 million tonnes | 84.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.32 million tonnes | 86.79 million tonnes | 117.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.74 million tonnes | 122.27 million tonnes | 143.66 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Mauritania was 143.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 143.66 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 798,715 tonnes in 1959.
- How does Mauritania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Mauritania ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.