Per capita methane emissions in Mauritania
Mauritania: Per capita methane emissions was 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1852
All-time low
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Mauritania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mauritania peaked at 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1852 and was at its lowest, 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 34 Namibia 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 35 Iran 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 38 Cyprus 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 39 Colombia 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 40 Denmark 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Mauritania?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mauritania was 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1852.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.