Energy — Emissions per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Mauritania is 0.93 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.63 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1 t CO2eq/cap | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.93 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.93 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.648 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.762 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.921 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 1.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
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 energy — emissions per capita in Mauritania?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Mauritania was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.