Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0 tonnes per person in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2000)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.03 tonnes per person
in 1970
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1999
Years of data
32
1969–2000
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, 1969–2000
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2000, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania stood at 0 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania peaked at 0.03 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.03 tonnes per person | +336.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | -56.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0105 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0128 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -51.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +336.5% | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person |
| 1999 | -100.0% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1971 | -56.9% | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | -51.1% | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | -34.6% | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | -27.3% | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.0136 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person
- 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania was 0 tonnes per person in 2000, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2000.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.