Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1959.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 136 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 137 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 140 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 141 Mali 0.0% compare
- 142 Madagascar 0.0% 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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1959.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.