LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was -0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lulucf — emissions per capita in Mauritania is -0.07 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Mauritania peaked at -0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.17 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.17 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | -0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 1992 | -0.16 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 1994 | -0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 1996 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 1999 | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2001 | -0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2002 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2003 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.14 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 2006 | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2009 | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -58.3% |
| 2012 | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.08 t CO2eq/cap | +60.0% |
| 2017 | -0.08 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2019 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -0.07 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.03 t CO2eq/cap. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -0.07 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.27 t CO2eq/cap. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.147 t CO2eq/cap | -0.17 t CO2eq/cap | -0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.132 t CO2eq/cap | -0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.067 t CO2eq/cap | -0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | -0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 171 Portugal -0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 171 Uzbekistan -0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 173 OECD -0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Syrian Arab Republic -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Türkiye -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Syria -0.08 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 176 Turkey -0.08 t CO2eq/cap 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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Mauritania?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Mauritania was -0.07 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 173rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of LULUCF — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.