Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Mauritania
Mauritania: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 74.61 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania is 74.61 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania peaked at 82.74 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 74.61 %, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 16th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.91 % | 79.54 % | 82.22 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.18 % | 77.96 % | 82.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.84 % | 76.35 % | 78.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5 % | 74.61 % | 76.12 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2279 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania was 74.61 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.74 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.61 % in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.