Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 64.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 64.75 % for farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) in Mauritania peaked at 86.14 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.41 %, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 12th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.14 % | — |
| 1991 | 86.06 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.75 % | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 84.72 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.83 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 82.76 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 83.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 83.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.83 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 82.24 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 82.62 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.46 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.22 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 80.45 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.06 % | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 77.84 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 77 % | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.86 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 72.79 % | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 72.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.99 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.08 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 70.15 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 71.83 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 69.97 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 68.43 % | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 70.3 % | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 66.85 % | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 65.1 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.59 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 63.41 % | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 64.75 % | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 64.34 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.75 % | +0.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 64.75 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.07 %, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 64.75 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.21 %, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.96 % | 82.24 % | 86.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2 % | 72.66 % | 82.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.13 % | 64.59 % | 72.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.31 % | 63.41 % | 64.75 % | 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 farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) in Mauritania?
- Farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) in Mauritania was 64.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.14 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.41 % in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for farm gate — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Mauritania ranks 12th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.