Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.08 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania, 1959–2024
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 including land-use change in Mauritania stood at 1.08 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania peaked at 2.99 tonnes per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.453 tonnes per person, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9939 tonnes per person | 0.9939 tonnes per person | 0.9939 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.6624 tonnes per person | 0.51 tonnes per person | 0.9824 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -0.453 tonnes per person | 0.7133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.7227 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7474 tonnes per person | 0.6123 tonnes per person | 0.9571 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8336 tonnes per person | 0.6266 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 159 Sao Tome and Principe 1.13 tonnes per person compare
- 160 Madagascar 1.11 tonnes per person compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 1.11 tonnes per person compare
- 163 Senegal 1.08 tonnes per person compare
- 164 Syria 1.03 tonnes per person compare
- 165 Tajikistan 1.02 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 5.32 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.2% (2025)
- Urban population 3.27 million (2025)
- Urban population 61.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 99.86 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.01 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania was 1.08 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 including land-use change recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 tonnes per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.453 tonnes per person in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.