Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 143.66 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania stood at 143.66 million tonnes. 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 in Mauritania peaked at 143.66 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 798,715 tonnes, in 1959.
That places Mauritania 161st out of 194 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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 99.86 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania was 143.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 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?
- Mauritania ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.