Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
- 145 Belize 0.0% compare
- 146 Cyprus 0.0% compare
- 147 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 0.0% compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 151 Burundi 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mauritania?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.