Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania
Mauritania: Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 0.27 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania stood at 0.27 t CO2eq/ha. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania peaked at 0.27 t CO2eq/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.16 t CO2eq/ha | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.15 t CO2eq/ha | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.16 t CO2eq/ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.15 t CO2eq/ha | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.15 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.17 t CO2eq/ha | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.18 t CO2eq/ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.18 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 t CO2eq/ha | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 t CO2eq/ha | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.21 t CO2eq/ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 t CO2eq/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.24 t CO2eq/ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.24 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 t CO2eq/ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.25 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.27 t CO2eq/ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.27 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.27 t CO2eq/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 t CO2eq/ha | 0.15 t CO2eq/ha | 0.2 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.211 t CO2eq/ha | 0.2 t CO2eq/ha | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.241 t CO2eq/ha | 0.22 t CO2eq/ha | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2675 t CO2eq/ha | 0.26 t CO2eq/ha | 0.27 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania?
- Farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land in Mauritania was 0.27 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- Mauritania ranks 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per area of agricultural land. 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.