Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Mauritania

Mauritania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity was 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
45.04 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
65th
of 178 countries
All-time high
97.76 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1981
All-time low
45.04 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Mauritania, 1961–2023

020406080100196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Mauritania is 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Mauritania peaked at 97.76 kg CO2eq/kg in 1981 and was at its lowest, 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

Mauritania ranks 65th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg CO2eq/kg Change
1961 74.05 kg CO2eq/kg
1962 72.18 kg CO2eq/kg -2.5%
1963 71.69 kg CO2eq/kg -0.7%
1964 71.43 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
1965 71.95 kg CO2eq/kg +0.7%
1966 73.92 kg CO2eq/kg +2.7%
1967 78.76 kg CO2eq/kg +6.6%
1968 72.03 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
1969 70.83 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
1970 75.49 kg CO2eq/kg +6.6%
1971 70.32 kg CO2eq/kg -6.8%
1972 79.71 kg CO2eq/kg +13.4%
1973 76.1 kg CO2eq/kg -4.5%
1974 70.06 kg CO2eq/kg -7.9%
1975 75 kg CO2eq/kg +7.1%
1976 72.7 kg CO2eq/kg -3.1%
1977 76.39 kg CO2eq/kg +5.1%
1978 76.19 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
1979 78.76 kg CO2eq/kg +3.4%
1980 83.01 kg CO2eq/kg +5.4%
1981 97.76 kg CO2eq/kg +17.8%
1982 91.03 kg CO2eq/kg -6.9%
1983 67.11 kg CO2eq/kg -26.3%
1984 64.75 kg CO2eq/kg -3.5%
1985 66.46 kg CO2eq/kg +2.6%
1986 68.3 kg CO2eq/kg +2.8%
1987 69.4 kg CO2eq/kg +1.6%
1988 73.25 kg CO2eq/kg +5.5%
1989 65.43 kg CO2eq/kg -10.7%
1990 65.52 kg CO2eq/kg +0.1%
1991 66.95 kg CO2eq/kg +2.2%
1992 67.74 kg CO2eq/kg +1.2%
1993 72.84 kg CO2eq/kg +7.5%
1994 68.9 kg CO2eq/kg -5.4%
1995 67.69 kg CO2eq/kg -1.8%
1996 64.8 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
1997 63.05 kg CO2eq/kg -2.7%
1998 61.8 kg CO2eq/kg -2.0%
1999 64.9 kg CO2eq/kg +5.0%
2000 65.23 kg CO2eq/kg +0.5%
2001 65.26 kg CO2eq/kg +0.0%
2002 63.87 kg CO2eq/kg -2.1%
2003 64.07 kg CO2eq/kg +0.3%
2004 62.31 kg CO2eq/kg -2.8%
2005 61.26 kg CO2eq/kg -1.7%
2006 61.25 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2007 61.24 kg CO2eq/kg -0.0%
2008 58.6 kg CO2eq/kg -4.3%
2009 60.85 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
2010 49.23 kg CO2eq/kg -19.1%
2011 51.16 kg CO2eq/kg +3.9%
2012 52.23 kg CO2eq/kg +2.1%
2013 53.75 kg CO2eq/kg +2.9%
2014 54.36 kg CO2eq/kg +1.1%
2015 54.14 kg CO2eq/kg -0.4%
2016 49.52 kg CO2eq/kg -8.5%
2017 51.52 kg CO2eq/kg +4.0%
2018 48.61 kg CO2eq/kg -5.6%
2019 48.56 kg CO2eq/kg -0.1%
2020 45.76 kg CO2eq/kg -5.8%
2021 45.64 kg CO2eq/kg -0.3%
2022 45.28 kg CO2eq/kg -0.8%
2023 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.98 kg CO2eq/kg 70.83 kg CO2eq/kg 78.76 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 75.07 kg CO2eq/kg 70.06 kg CO2eq/kg 79.71 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 74.65 kg CO2eq/kg 64.75 kg CO2eq/kg 97.76 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 66.42 kg CO2eq/kg 61.8 kg CO2eq/kg 72.84 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 62.39 kg CO2eq/kg 58.6 kg CO2eq/kg 65.26 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 51.31 kg CO2eq/kg 48.56 kg CO2eq/kg 54.36 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 45.43 kg CO2eq/kg 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg 45.76 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 62 Myanmar 46.46 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 63 Djibouti 45.62 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 64 Togo 45.44 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 66 Lithuania 44.5 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 67 Benin 43.62 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 68 Yemen 43.14 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Mauritania?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity in Mauritania was 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 97.76 kg CO2eq/kg in 1981.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 45.04 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity?
Mauritania ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions intensity rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,606 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.