Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mauritania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mauritania peaked at 0.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mauritania?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mauritania was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.