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Per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania

Mauritania: Per capita methane emissions by sector was 0 kilograms per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kilograms per person
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
49.77 kilograms per person
in 2006
All-time low
0 kilograms per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania, 1990–2023

010203040501990200620231990: 0 kilograms per person1991: 0 kilograms per person1992: 0 kilograms per person1993: 0 kilograms per person1994: 0 kilograms per person1995: 0 kilograms per person1996: 0 kilograms per person1997: 0 kilograms per person1998: 0 kilograms per person1999: 0 kilograms per person2000: 0 kilograms per person2001: 37.3 kilograms per person2002: 43.8 kilograms per person2003: 46.4 kilograms per person2004: 0 kilograms per person2005: 0 kilograms per person2006: 49.8 kilograms per person2007: 25.9 kilograms per person2008: 22 kilograms per person2009: 21.3 kilograms per person2010: 14.7 kilograms per person2011: 11.4 kilograms per person2012: 11.1 kilograms per person2013: 10.7 kilograms per person2014: 7.8 kilograms per person2015: 7.6 kilograms per person2016: 7.3 kilograms per person2017: 4.7 kilograms per person2018: 0 kilograms per person2019: 0 kilograms per person2020: 0 kilograms per person2021: 0 kilograms per person2022: 0 kilograms per person2023: 0 kilograms per person

Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.

Analysis

In 2023, per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania stood at 0 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania peaked at 49.77 kilograms per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms per person, in 1990.

That places Mauritania 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 10
2000s 24.65 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 49.77 kilograms per person 10
2010s 7.54 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 14.75 kilograms per person 10
2020s 0 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 0 kilograms per person 4

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  4. 139 Andorra 0 kilograms per person compare
  5. 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kilograms per person compare
  6. 139 Bahamas 0 kilograms per person compare
  7. 139 Belize 0 kilograms per person compare
  8. 139 Bhutan 0 kilograms per person compare
  9. 139 Botswana 0 kilograms per person compare
  10. 139 Burkina Faso 0 kilograms per person compare
  11. 139 Burundi 0 kilograms per person compare
  12. 139 Cambodia 0 kilograms per person compare
  13. 139 Cape Verde 0 kilograms per person compare
  14. 139 Central African Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
  15. 139 Comoros 0 kilograms per person compare
  16. 139 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
  17. 139 Costa Rica 0 kilograms per person compare
  18. 139 Cyprus 0 kilograms per person compare
  19. 139 Djibouti 0 kilograms per person compare
  20. 139 Dominica 0 kilograms per person compare
  21. 139 Dominican Republic 0 kilograms per person compare
  22. 139 Eritrea 0 kilograms per person compare
  23. 139 Fiji 0 kilograms per person compare
  24. 139 Gambia 0 kilograms per person compare
  25. 139 Grenada 0 kilograms per person compare
  26. 139 Guatemala 0 kilograms per person compare
  27. 139 Guinea 0 kilograms per person compare
  28. 139 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilograms per person compare
  29. 139 Haiti 0 kilograms per person compare
  30. 139 Honduras 0 kilograms per person compare
  31. 139 Iceland 0 kilograms per person compare
  32. 139 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
  33. 139 Lesotho 0 kilograms per person compare
  34. 139 Liberia 0 kilograms per person compare
  35. 139 Maldives 0 kilograms per person compare
  36. 139 Mali 0 kilograms per person compare
  37. 139 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
  38. 139 Mauritius 0 kilograms per person compare
  39. 139 Micronesia (country) 0 kilograms per person compare
  40. 139 Namibia 0 kilograms per person compare
  41. 139 Nauru 0 kilograms per person compare
  42. 139 Nicaragua 0 kilograms per person compare
  43. 139 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
  44. 139 Palau 0 kilograms per person compare
  45. 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilograms per person compare
  46. 139 Saint Lucia 0 kilograms per person compare
  47. 139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person compare
  48. 139 Samoa 0 kilograms per person compare
  49. 139 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilograms per person compare
  50. 139 Seychelles 0 kilograms per person compare
  51. 139 Sierra Leone 0 kilograms per person compare
  52. 139 Solomon Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
  53. 139 Somalia 0 kilograms per person compare
  54. 139 Tonga 0 kilograms per person compare
  55. 139 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person compare
  56. 139 Vanuatu 0 kilograms per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania?
Per capita methane emissions by sector in Mauritania was 0 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 methane emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 49.77 kilograms per person in 2006.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions by sector recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms per person in 1990.
How does Mauritania rank for per capita methane emissions by sector?
Mauritania ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.