Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 2.14 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, farm gate — emissions per capita in Mauritania stood at 2.14 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Mauritania peaked at 3.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.14 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | 2.65 t CO2eq/cap | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 t CO2eq/cap | 2.47 t CO2eq/cap | 3.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 t CO2eq/cap | 2.28 t CO2eq/cap | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 t CO2eq/cap | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | 2.26 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Papua New Guinea 2.42 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 2.41 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 28 Norway 2.19 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 30 Melanesia 2.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Poland 1.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 32 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 32 Nicaragua 1.93 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 capita in Mauritania?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Mauritania was 2.14 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions per capita. 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.