Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0211 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Emissions in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0211 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.0211 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 kt, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 150th of 233 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0043 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0047 kt | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.005 kt | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 kt | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 kt | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 kt | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 kt | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 kt | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 kt | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 kt | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.005 kt | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 kt | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 kt | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0062 kt | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 kt | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 kt | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 kt | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 kt | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 kt | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 kt | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.008 kt | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 kt | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 kt | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 kt | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 kt | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 kt | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 kt | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 kt | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0135 kt | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 kt | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 kt | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0184 kt | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0194 kt | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0211 kt | +9.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0211 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0579 kt, 37% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0211 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0288 kt, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0054 kt | 0.0043 kt | 0.0061 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 kt | 0.0048 kt | 0.0077 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 kt | 0.0079 kt | 0.0152 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 kt | 0.0161 kt | 0.0211 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 147 Sierra Leone 0.0226 kt compare
- 148 Madagascar 0.0217 kt compare
- 149 Congo 0.0214 kt compare
- 151 Albania 0.0207 kt compare
- 152 Rwanda 0.0199 kt compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.0199 kt compare
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 transport — emissions in Mauritania?
- Food transport — emissions in Mauritania was 0.0211 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0211 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 kt in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for food transport — emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.