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.
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +98.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +58.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +43.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +39.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +33.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +24.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +98.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +58.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1962 | +43.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1963 | +39.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1964 | +34.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1965 | +33.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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
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 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.