Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1,049 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mauritania is -1,049 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mauritania peaked at -905.74 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1,109 kt, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 159th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,042 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,042 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,109 kt | +6.4% |
| 2002 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,109 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -905.74 kt | -18.4% |
| 2012 | -905.74 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -905.74 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -905.74 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -905.74 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,041 kt | +15.0% |
| 2017 | -1,041 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,041 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,041 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,041 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,049 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -1,049 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,049 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,049 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,049 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,042 kt | -1,042 kt | -1,042 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,103 kt | -1,109 kt | -1,042 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -980.27 kt | -1,109 kt | -905.74 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,048 kt | -1,049 kt | -1,041 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mauritania?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mauritania was -1,049 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -905.74 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,109 kt in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).