Other — Emissions Share in Mauritania
Mauritania: Other — Emissions Share was 2.77 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other — Emissions Share in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, other — emissions share in Mauritania stood at 2.77 %.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other — emissions share in Mauritania peaked at 3.36 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.35 %, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 170th out of 218 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.
Other — Emissions Share in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.38 % | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2.3 % | +66.7% |
| 1993 | 2.31 % | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.77 % | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 2.86 % | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.34 % | -18.2% |
| 1997 | 2.12 % | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 2.14 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.36 % | +57.0% |
| 2000 | 1.67 % | -50.3% |
| 2001 | 1.96 % | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 1.58 % | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.93 % | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 2.02 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 2 % | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.74 % | +37.0% |
| 2008 | 2.52 % | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4 % | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6 % | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.27 % | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 2.28 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.13 % | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 2 % | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.89 % | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.02 % | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 2.37 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.65 % | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 2.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.75 % | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.73 % | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.77 % | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.77 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 %, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.77 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.19 %, 53% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other — Emissions Share in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +66.7% | 1.38 % | 2.3 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 % | 1.35 % | 3.36 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 % | 1.52 % | 2.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 % | 1.89 % | 2.65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 % | 2.68 % | 2.77 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 other — emissions share in Mauritania?
- Other — emissions share in Mauritania was 2.77 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 % in 1999.
- What is the lowest other — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 % in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for other — emissions share?
- Mauritania ranks 170th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other — emissions share rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 Other — Emissions Share (N2O). 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.