How does Mauritania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Mauritania ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritania

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritania
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Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

144th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1977

Years of data

1961–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritania is 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1977.

That places Mauritania 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1961 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0171 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
1963	0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1964	0.017 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1965	0.0169 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1966	0.0181 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1967	0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1968	0.0201 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1969	0.0237 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1970	0.0225 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1971	0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1972	0.0176 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1973	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-26.9%
1974	0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-25.0%
1975	0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1976	0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1977	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1978	0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1979	0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1980	0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1981	0.0099 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.3%
1982	0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+22.5%
1983	0.0136 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1984	0.0172 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+26.4%
1985	0.0208 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
1986	0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1987	0.0214 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1988	0.0242 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1989	0.0271 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1990	0.0279 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1991	0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
1992	0.0219 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1993	0.0273 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+24.5%
1994	0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1995	0.0263 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1996	0.0266 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1997	0.0282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1998	0.0297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1999	0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2000	0.0362 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2001	0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2002	0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2003	0.0341 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2004	0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2005	0.0251 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
2006	0.0193 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-23.1%
2007	0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2008	0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2009	0.0179 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
2010	0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2011	0.0133 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2012	0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2013	0.0131 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2014	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2015	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2016	0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2017	0.0158 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2018	0.015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2019	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2020	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2021	0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2022	0.0139 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2023	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2024	0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0237 tonnes per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0122 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0225 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0271 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0267 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0313 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0273 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0131 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0129 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

141 Jordan 0.0146 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
142 Turkey 0.0144 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
143 Marshall Islands 0.0141 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
145 Denmark 0.0131 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
146 Uruguay 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
147 Sweden 0.0125 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritania?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0132 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1977.
How does Mauritania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Mauritania ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.