Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita was 19.32 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania is 19.32 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 19.32 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0845 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0845 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1386 tonnes per person | +64.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2066 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2994 tonnes per person | +44.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4186 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5772 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7447 tonnes per person | +29.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9198 tonnes per person | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +26.0% |
| 1971 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 2.32 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 2.64 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 3.56 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 3.87 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 4.18 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 4.79 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 5.07 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 5.92 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 6.28 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 6.49 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 6.52 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8.13 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 9.61 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1989 | 10.85 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 11.02 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 11.13 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.15 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.13 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.18 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.32 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.55 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 11.74 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 11.88 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 11.99 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 12.09 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 12.23 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 12.42 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.6 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.79 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.97 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.16 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.39 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.59 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.78 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.97 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.16 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.38 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 14.52 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.75 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.07 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 15.27 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.67 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.24 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 16.8 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.35 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.81 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 18.37 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 18.84 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 19.32 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 19.32 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.32 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 19.32 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.24 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +64.1% | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 0.1386 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | +49.1% | 0.1386 tonnes per person | 0.2066 tonnes per person |
| 1963 | +44.9% | 0.2066 tonnes per person | 0.2994 tonnes per person |
| 1964 | +39.8% | 0.2994 tonnes per person | 0.4186 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +37.9% | 0.4186 tonnes per person | 0.5772 tonnes per person |
| 1966 | +29.0% | 0.5772 tonnes per person | 0.7447 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5851 tonnes per person | 0.0845 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.92 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 10.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.41 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | 11.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per person | 12.09 tonnes per person | 13.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 tonnes per person | 13.97 tonnes per person | 16.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 17.35 tonnes per person | 19.32 tonnes per person | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita in Mauritania was 19.32 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.32 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0845 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.