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Share global ghg emissions in Mauritania

Mauritania: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0334 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0334
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
131st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0416
in 1850
All-time low
0.0056
in 1935
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Mauritania, 1850–2024

0.010.020.030.04185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.0334 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.0416 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.0056, in 1935.

That places Mauritania 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0416 —
1851 0.0399 -4.0%
1852 0.038 -4.9%
1853 0.0368 -3.2%
1854 0.0352 -4.1%
1855 0.0341 -3.4%
1856 0.0331 -2.7%
1857 0.0322 -2.9%
1858 0.0315 -2.2%
1859 0.0306 -2.8%
1860 0.0316 +3.3%
1861 0.032 +1.3%
1862 0.0322 +0.5%
1863 0.0323 +0.4%
1864 0.0316 -2.0%
1865 0.0318 +0.4%
1866 0.0314 -1.3%
1867 0.0313 -0.3%
1868 0.0311 -0.5%
1869 0.0308 -1.0%
1870 0.0286 -7.2%
1871 0.0277 -3.2%
1872 0.0262 -5.4%
1873 0.0255 -2.7%
1874 0.025 -1.7%
1875 0.0245 -2.0%
1876 0.0242 -1.6%
1877 0.0237 -2.1%
1878 0.0233 -1.3%
1879 0.0228 -2.2%
1880 0.0223 -2.5%
1881 0.0219 -1.5%
1882 0.0211 -3.8%
1883 0.0204 -3.5%
1884 0.02 -1.7%
1885 0.0197 -1.5%
1886 0.0194 -1.4%
1887 0.0189 -2.7%
1888 0.0184 -2.6%
1889 0.0182 -1.3%
1890 0.0167 -8.3%
1891 0.0157 -5.6%
1892 0.0152 -3.6%
1893 0.0146 -3.7%
1894 0.0139 -4.9%
1895 0.0134 -3.8%
1896 0.0129 -3.4%
1897 0.0124 -4.2%
1898 0.012 -3.3%
1899 0.0115 -4.0%
1900 0.0114 -0.7%
1901 0.0107 -5.9%
1902 0.01 -7.3%
1903 0.0092 -8.0%
1904 0.0086 -6.5%
1905 0.0079 -7.1%
1906 0.0075 -5.9%
1907 0.0071 -5.4%
1908 0.0067 -5.0%
1909 0.0064 -5.3%
1910 0.0061 -3.6%
1911 0.0068 +10.4%
1912 0.0076 +11.8%
1913 0.0083 +10.2%
1914 0.0096 +14.7%
1915 0.0105 +9.9%
1916 0.0111 +5.6%
1917 0.0118 +5.9%
1918 0.0125 +6.6%
1919 0.0138 +9.9%
1920 0.0141 +2.4%
1921 0.0142 +1.0%
1922 0.0128 -10.4%
1923 0.0109 -14.2%
1924 0.01 -8.5%
1925 0.0091 -9.2%
1926 0.0084 -7.7%
1927 0.0075 -10.4%
1928 0.0071 -5.6%
1929 0.0065 -9.0%
1930 0.0061 -5.6%
1931 0.006 -1.1%
1932 0.0062 +2.5%
1933 0.006 -2.3%
1934 0.0059 -1.7%
1935 0.0056 -5.0%
1936 0.0057 +1.5%
1937 0.0059 +3.7%
1938 0.0064 +8.3%
1939 0.0068 +5.4%
1940 0.0072 +5.8%
1941 0.0077 +7.2%
1942 0.0086 +11.8%
1943 0.0097 +12.5%
1944 0.0114 +17.6%
1945 0.0141 +24.0%
1946 0.016 +13.4%
1947 0.017 +6.3%
1948 0.0184 +8.2%
1949 0.0198 +7.7%
1950 0.0184 -7.1%
1951 0.0178 -3.2%
1952 0.0174 -2.3%
1953 0.0166 -4.7%
1954 0.0157 -5.2%
1955 0.0144 -8.2%
1956 0.014 -2.8%
1957 0.0136 -3.3%
1958 0.0136 -0.1%
1959 0.0141 +4.0%
1960 0.0158 +12.3%
1961 0.0134 -15.6%
1962 0.0152 +14.1%
1963 0.0166 +8.7%
1964 0.0179 +7.8%
1965 0.0192 +7.5%
1966 0.0203 +5.7%
1967 0.0211 +4.0%
1968 0.0227 +7.3%
1969 0.0186 -17.9%
1970 0.0174 -6.4%
1971 0.0172 -1.1%
1972 0.015 -12.8%
1973 0.0137 -8.8%
1974 0.0117 -14.8%
1975 0.0128 +9.9%
1976 0.0134 +4.6%
1977 0.0137 +1.8%
1978 0.0141 +3.0%
1979 0.0157 +11.9%
1980 0.0176 +11.7%
1981 0.0201 +14.3%
1982 0.0224 +11.6%
1983 0.0207 -7.9%
1984 0.02 -3.3%
1985 0.0202 +1.3%
1986 0.0201 -0.8%
1987 0.0287 +43.2%
1988 0.0292 +1.6%
1989 0.0291 -0.2%
1990 0.025 -14.4%
1991 0.0255 +2.2%
1992 0.0259 +1.4%
1993 0.0269 +3.9%
1994 0.0244 -9.1%
1995 0.0239 -2.2%
1996 0.0243 +1.5%
1997 0.0241 -0.8%
1998 0.0259 +7.7%
1999 0.0273 +5.4%
2000 0.0286 +4.6%
2001 0.0294 +2.9%
2002 0.0281 -4.6%
2003 0.0268 -4.4%
2004 0.0268 -0.1%
2005 0.027 +0.9%
2006 0.0273 +1.0%
2007 0.0275 +0.8%
2008 0.0263 -4.6%
2009 0.0272 +3.6%
2010 0.0267 -1.8%
2011 0.0266 -0.4%
2012 0.0266 +0.1%
2013 0.0264 -0.8%
2014 0.0277 +4.7%
2015 0.0289 +4.5%
2016 0.0294 +1.6%
2017 0.0324 +10.2%
2018 0.033 +1.8%
2019 0.0325 -1.5%
2020 0.0341 +4.9%
2021 0.0324 -5.0%
2022 0.0336 +3.7%
2023 0.0333 -0.7%
2024 0.0334 +0.4%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.0334 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.0334 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +43.2% 0.0201 0.0287

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0353 0.0306 0.0416 10
1860s 0.0316 0.0308 0.0323 10
1870s 0.0252 0.0228 0.0286 10
1880s 0.02 0.0182 0.0223 10
1890s 0.0138 0.0115 0.0167 10
1900s 0.0085 0.0064 0.0114 10
1910s 0.0098 0.0061 0.0138 10
1920s 0.0101 0.0065 0.0142 10
1930s 0.0061 0.0056 0.0068 10
1940s 0.013 0.0072 0.0198 10
1950s 0.0156 0.0136 0.0184 10
1960s 0.0181 0.0134 0.0227 10
1970s 0.0145 0.0117 0.0174 10
1980s 0.0228 0.0176 0.0292 10
1990s 0.0253 0.0239 0.0273 10
2000s 0.0275 0.0263 0.0294 10
2010s 0.029 0.0264 0.033 10
2020s 0.0334 0.0324 0.0341 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 128 Panama 0.0389 compare
  2. 129 Lebanon 0.0379 compare
  3. 130 Slovakia 0.0362 compare
  4. 132 Slovenia 0.0333 compare
  5. 133 Namibia 0.0326 compare
  6. 134 Sierra Leone 0.0299 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Mauritania?
Share global ghg emissions in Mauritania was 0.0334 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0416 in 1850.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 in 1935.
How does Mauritania rank for share global ghg emissions?
Mauritania ranks 131st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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