Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2000. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania is 0.0%, measured in 2000.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania peaked at 0.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1969.
That places Mauritania 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2000, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +439.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 21% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 | +439.4% | 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
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Mauritania?
- Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1969.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2000.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.