Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 90.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 90.2% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania peaked at 91.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1995.
That places Mauritania 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.9% | — |
| 1991 | 88.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 73.8% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 73.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 90.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 90.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 72.1% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 73.5% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 78.6% | 91.1% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritania was 90.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mauritania ranks 32nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.