Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Mauritania

Mauritania: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 88.33 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
88.33 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 199 countries
All-time high
93.65 %
in 2003
All-time low
83.23 %
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Mauritania, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 88.6 %1991: 88.4 %1992: 85.9 %1993: 86.5 %1994: 85.4 %1995: 85.3 %1996: 83.2 %1997: 87.1 %1998: 86 %1999: 85.9 %2000: 84.8 %2001: 87.4 %2002: 93.2 %2003: 93.7 %2004: 90.7 %2005: 90.1 %2006: 89.8 %2007: 83.7 %2008: 87.7 %2009: 88.5 %2010: 85.4 %2011: 89.7 %2012: 89.2 %2013: 90.2 %2014: 92 %2015: 92.5 %2016: 91 %2017: 90.7 %2018: 91 %2019: 89.5 %2020: 89.2 %2021: 88.3 %2022: 89.2 %2023: 88.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 88.33 % for emissions from livestock — emissions share in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania peaked at 93.65 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 83.23 %, in 1996.

Mauritania ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.24 % 83.23 % 88.63 % 10
2000s 88.96 % 83.71 % 93.65 % 10
2010s 90.12 % 85.38 % 92.47 % 10
2020s 88.73 % 88.27 % 89.17 % 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 3 Chad 90.64 % compare
  2. 4 Niger 89.5 % compare
  3. 5 Somalia 89.3 % compare
  4. 7 Eritrea 88.25 % compare
  5. 8 Tuvalu 88.24 % compare
  6. 9 Tokelau 87.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania?
Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Mauritania was 88.33 % 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 93.65 % in 2003.
What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 83.23 % in 1996.
How does Mauritania rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
Mauritania ranks 6th 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 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 7,717 data points, 1990–2023
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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.