Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, 1969–2000
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania is 0.0%, measured in 2000. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places Mauritania 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +335.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -55.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -35.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -49.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +335.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1999 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1971 | -55.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1997 | -49.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1996 | -35.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 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% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 138 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 141 Chad 0.0%
- 141 Congo 0.0%
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0%
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0%
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 141 Macao 0.0% compare
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0%
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 global co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania was 0.0% in 2000, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2000.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.