Share global food emissions in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share global food emissions was 0.0561 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0561
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
122nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0577
in 2001
All-time low
0.0418
in 1995
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0561 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.0577 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0418, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0423 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0433 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0424 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0432 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0421 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0418 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0453 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0452 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0484 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0524 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0545 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0577 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0556 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0569 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0534 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0542 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0525 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0511 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.048 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0502 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0519 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0542 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0556 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0573 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0565 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0561 | -0.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0561 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0561 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 46% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0446 | 0.0418 | 0.0524 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0534 | 0.048 | 0.0577 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0553 | 0.0519 | 0.0573 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Mauritania?
- Share global food emissions in Mauritania was 0.0561 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0577 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0418 in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for share global food emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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