Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 41.81 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 41.81 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Mauritania peaked at 46.49 kilograms per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.93 kilograms per person, in 1991.
Mauritania ranks 140th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.05 kilograms per person | 14.93 kilograms per person | 20.74 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.98 kilograms per person | 14.93 kilograms per person | 36.54 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.56 kilograms per person | 38.34 kilograms per person | 46.49 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.97 kilograms per person | 36.92 kilograms per person | 41.81 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 by sector in Mauritania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Mauritania was 41.81 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 46.49 kilograms per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.93 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.