Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) was 0.0153 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food household consumption — emissions in Mauritania stood at 0.0153 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.0153 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 kt, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0021 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0022 kt | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 kt | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 kt | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 kt | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.003 kt | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 kt | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 kt | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.003 kt | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.004 kt | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 kt | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kt | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 kt | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 kt | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 kt | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 kt | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 kt | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 kt | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.007 kt | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 kt | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 kt | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 kt | +79.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 kt | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 kt | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 kt | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 kt | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 kt | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 kt | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 kt | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 kt | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0133 kt | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 kt | +14.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0153 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0171 kt, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0153 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 kt, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4) (Food CH4) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +79.9% | 0.0055 kt | 0.0099 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0029 kt | 0.0021 kt | 0.004 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 kt | 0.0036 kt | 0.0097 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 kt | 0.0055 kt | 0.0134 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0136 kt | 0.0127 kt | 0.0153 kt | 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 food household consumption — emissions in Mauritania?
- Food household consumption — emissions in Mauritania was 0.0153 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0153 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 kt in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for food household consumption — emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 117th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.