Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania, 1994–2024
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 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania stood at 0.001 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania peaked at 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 88th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0426 tonnes per person | +11830.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +49.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0224 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +11830.2% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0426 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0426 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0016 tonnes per person compare
- 86 Switzerland 0.0016 tonnes per person compare
- 87 Sweden 0.0012 tonnes per person compare
- 89 Philippines 0.001 tonnes per person compare
- 90 Belarus 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 91 Sudan 0.0004 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Mauritania was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 flaring recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0426 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Mauritania ranks 88th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.