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.
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 |
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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 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.