IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0102 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0102 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0102 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kt per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0102 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0544 kt per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0102 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0414 kt per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 160 Kiribati 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare
- 161 New Caledonia 0.0122 kt per square kilometre compare
- 162 Bhutan 0.012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 164 Namibia 0.0099 kt per square kilometre compare
- 165 Guyana 0.0094 kt per square kilometre compare
- 166 Kazakhstan 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 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 ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0102 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0102 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kt per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.