Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 18.62 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 18.62 % change on previous year for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2023.
The figure is up 314.3% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 145.95 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -59.25 % change on previous year, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 14th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 16.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -14.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 145.95 % change on previous year | -1121.7% |
| 1969 | -17.04 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1970 | 79.35 % change on previous year | -565.7% |
| 1971 | 36.63 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1972 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1973 | -59.25 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 1974 | 22.7 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1975 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1976 | 14.58 % change on previous year | +304.2% |
| 1977 | 34.78 % change on previous year | +138.5% |
| 1978 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1979 | 57.06 % change on previous year | +812.9% |
| 1980 | 26.48 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 1981 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -87.5% |
| 1982 | 14.65 % change on previous year | +342.5% |
| 1983 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 1984 | 11.05 % change on previous year | +341.8% |
| 1985 | 9.82 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 32 % change on previous year | +225.8% |
| 1987 | 71.06 % change on previous year | +122.1% |
| 1988 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1989 | 11.61 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 13.93 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1991 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1992 | -14.15 % change on previous year | +200.1% |
| 1993 | 55.32 % change on previous year | -490.9% |
| 1994 | -16.13 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1995 | -19.02 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 29.86 % change on previous year | -257.0% |
| 1997 | 24.91 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 15.32 % change on previous year | -38.5% |
| 1999 | -13.19 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 2000 | -17.47 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 2001 | -27.75 % change on previous year | +58.8% |
| 2002 | 30.66 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2004 | -13.74 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 2005 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 2006 | -15 % change on previous year | -1010.0% |
| 2007 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -171.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8621 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2009 | -22.16 % change on previous year | +2470.3% |
| 2010 | 91.41 % change on previous year | -512.5% |
| 2011 | 20.65 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2012 | 19.32 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2014 | 39.62 % change on previous year | +275.9% |
| 2015 | -21.37 % change on previous year | -153.9% |
| 2016 | -18.49 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 47.81 % change on previous year | -358.7% |
| 2018 | 16.08 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2019 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 2020 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +106.2% |
| 2021 | 16.59 % change on previous year | +197.3% |
| 2022 | -8.69 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 2023 | 18.62 % change on previous year | -314.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 18.62 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8969 % change on previous year, 20.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 18.62 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7855 % change on previous year, 23.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2470.3% | -0.8621 % change on previous year | -22.16 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +1121.7% | -14.29 % change on previous year | 145.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.41 % change on previous year | -17.04 % change on previous year | 145.95 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 22.9 % change on previous year | -59.25 % change on previous year | 79.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.08 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 71.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.21 % change on previous year | -19.02 % change on previous year | 55.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.97 % change on previous year | -27.75 % change on previous year | 30.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.83 % change on previous year | -21.37 % change on previous year | 91.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.03 % change on previous year | -8.69 % change on previous year | 18.62 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 11 Gambia 28.53 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Zambia 24.84 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Pakistan 22.2 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Colombia 18.5 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Cote d'Ivoire 16.31 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Côte d'Ivoire 16.31 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Mauritania was 18.62 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 145.95 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -59.25 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 14th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.