Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.8388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 31 Zambia 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 32 Guyana 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 33 Bulgaria 0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Czechia 0.6136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Slovakia 0.6034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 37 Russia 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mauritania was 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.