Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 11.95 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita greenhouse gas 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 11.95 kilograms per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritania peaked at 34.83 kilograms per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.7 kilograms per person, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.93 kilograms per person | 29.68 kilograms per person | 34.83 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.43 kilograms per person | 15.71 kilograms per person | 27.89 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.92 kilograms per person | 13.43 kilograms per person | 19.34 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 kilograms per person | 8.7 kilograms per person | 12.31 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritania?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritania was 11.95 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.83 kilograms per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7 kilograms per person in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Mauritania ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.