Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 28.09 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 28.09 % for energy — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Mauritania peaked at 30.66 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.51 %, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 179th 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 Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.69 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.59 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 18.71 % | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 18.63 % | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 19.47 % | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 20.32 % | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 19.47 % | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 18.93 % | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 18.15 % | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 18.03 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.51 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 17.91 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 18.89 % | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 19.26 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 20.42 % | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.78 % | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 21.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 22.1 % | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 24.28 % | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 24.49 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.93 % | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.17 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.1 % | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 23.01 % | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 24.88 % | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 26.59 % | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 24.82 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 28.65 % | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 29.46 % | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 29.69 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 30.66 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 28.95 % | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.09 % | -3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 28.09 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.39 %, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 28.09 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.09 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7 % | 17.59 % | 20.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.68 % | 17.51 % | 24.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.03 % | 23.01 % | 29.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.18 % | 28.09 % | 30.66 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 176 Solomon Islands 29.33 % compare
- 177 Uganda 28.67 % compare
- 178 Melanesia 28.48 % compare
- 180 Djibouti 26.67 % compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 26.41 % compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 26.39 % compare
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 share (co2eq) in Mauritania?
- Energy — emissions share (co2eq) in Mauritania was 28.09 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.66 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.51 % in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for energy — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.