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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania

Mauritania: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1088 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1088
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.264
in 1949
All-time low
0.0609
in 1984
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.1088 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.264 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0609, in 1984.

That places Mauritania 104th out of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0784 —
1851 0.0787 +0.3%
1852 0.0789 +0.3%
1853 0.079 +0.2%
1854 0.0792 +0.2%
1855 0.0793 +0.1%
1856 0.0794 +0.1%
1857 0.0794 +0.0%
1858 0.0794 -0.0%
1859 0.0793 -0.1%
1860 0.0792 -0.1%
1861 0.0791 -0.2%
1862 0.0789 -0.2%
1863 0.0787 -0.2%
1864 0.0786 -0.2%
1865 0.0784 -0.2%
1866 0.0782 -0.2%
1867 0.0781 -0.2%
1868 0.0779 -0.2%
1869 0.0778 -0.2%
1870 0.0776 -0.2%
1871 0.0778 +0.2%
1872 0.0785 +0.9%
1873 0.0795 +1.3%
1874 0.0806 +1.4%
1875 0.0817 +1.4%
1876 0.0828 +1.3%
1877 0.0837 +1.1%
1878 0.0844 +0.9%
1879 0.0849 +0.6%
1880 0.0851 +0.3%
1881 0.0852 +0.1%
1882 0.0853 +0.0%
1883 0.0853 +0.0%
1884 0.0853 -0.0%
1885 0.0852 -0.0%
1886 0.0852 -0.0%
1887 0.0852 -0.0%
1888 0.0851 -0.0%
1889 0.0851 -0.0%
1890 0.0863 +1.4%
1891 0.0861 -0.2%
1892 0.0859 -0.2%
1893 0.0857 -0.2%
1894 0.0856 -0.2%
1895 0.0855 -0.1%
1896 0.0854 -0.1%
1897 0.0854 +0.0%
1898 0.0855 +0.1%
1899 0.0856 +0.2%
1900 0.0859 +0.3%
1901 0.086 +0.2%
1902 0.086 +0.0%
1903 0.086 -0.1%
1904 0.0859 -0.1%
1905 0.0858 -0.1%
1906 0.0857 -0.0%
1907 0.0859 +0.1%
1908 0.0861 +0.3%
1909 0.0866 +0.6%
1910 0.0874 +0.9%
1911 0.0888 +1.6%
1912 0.091 +2.5%
1913 0.0938 +3.1%
1914 0.0971 +3.5%
1915 0.1006 +3.6%
1916 0.1043 +3.6%
1917 0.1079 +3.5%
1918 0.1115 +3.3%
1919 0.1149 +3.0%
1920 0.118 +2.7%
1921 0.1212 +2.7%
1922 0.1248 +3.0%
1923 0.1286 +3.0%
1924 0.1323 +2.9%
1925 0.1358 +2.6%
1926 0.1388 +2.3%
1927 0.1413 +1.8%
1928 0.1431 +1.3%
1929 0.144 +0.6%
1930 0.1439 -0.1%
1931 0.1427 -0.8%
1932 0.1406 -1.5%
1933 0.1377 -2.0%
1934 0.1343 -2.4%
1935 0.1307 -2.7%
1936 0.1271 -2.8%
1937 0.1236 -2.7%
1938 0.1205 -2.5%
1939 0.1181 -2.0%
1940 0.1164 -1.4%
1941 0.1238 +6.4%
1942 0.1438 +16.1%
1943 0.1692 +17.7%
1944 0.1948 +15.1%
1945 0.2176 +11.7%
1946 0.2362 +8.5%
1947 0.2502 +5.9%
1948 0.2595 +3.7%
1949 0.264 +1.7%
1950 0.2634 -0.2%
1951 0.2572 -2.4%
1952 0.2462 -4.3%
1953 0.2319 -5.8%
1954 0.2156 -7.0%
1955 0.1985 -7.9%
1956 0.1818 -8.4%
1957 0.1666 -8.3%
1958 0.154 -7.6%
1959 0.1448 -6.0%
1960 0.1398 -3.5%
1961 0.1259 -9.9%
1962 0.1241 -1.4%
1963 0.1227 -1.1%
1964 0.1208 -1.6%
1965 0.1192 -1.3%
1966 0.1167 -2.1%
1967 0.116 -0.6%
1968 0.1156 -0.3%
1969 0.0984 -14.8%
1970 0.0972 -1.3%
1971 0.0945 -2.7%
1972 0.0827 -12.5%
1973 0.0786 -5.0%
1974 0.0655 -16.6%
1975 0.0655 +0.0%
1976 0.067 +2.3%
1977 0.0688 +2.6%
1978 0.0684 -0.6%
1979 0.0674 -1.4%
1980 0.0686 +1.7%
1981 0.0746 +8.7%
1982 0.0748 +0.4%
1983 0.0652 -12.8%
1984 0.0609 -6.7%
1985 0.0656 +7.7%
1986 0.0664 +1.2%
1987 0.0665 +0.1%
1988 0.0692 +4.2%
1989 0.0719 +3.8%
1990 0.0772 +7.4%
1991 0.0803 +4.0%
1992 0.0779 -3.0%
1993 0.0798 +2.4%
1994 0.0776 -2.8%
1995 0.0763 -1.6%
1996 0.083 +8.8%
1997 0.0867 +4.5%
1998 0.0917 +5.7%
1999 0.0986 +7.6%
2000 0.1041 +5.6%
2001 0.1052 +1.0%
2002 0.1009 -4.1%
2003 0.1012 +0.3%
2004 0.0983 -2.8%
2005 0.0986 +0.4%
2006 0.1027 +4.1%
2007 0.1014 -1.2%
2008 0.0924 -8.9%
2009 0.1006 +8.9%
2010 0.1042 +3.7%
2011 0.099 -5.1%
2012 0.102 +3.1%
2013 0.1047 +2.7%
2014 0.1025 -2.1%
2015 0.108 +5.4%
2016 0.1076 -0.4%
2017 0.1051 -2.3%
2018 0.1049 -0.2%
2019 0.1103 +5.1%
2020 0.1102 -0.1%
2021 0.1092 -0.9%
2022 0.1094 +0.1%
2023 0.1092 -0.2%
2024 0.1088 -0.4%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.1088 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.1088 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0791 0.0784 0.0794 10
1860s 0.0785 0.0778 0.0792 10
1870s 0.0811 0.0776 0.0849 10
1880s 0.0852 0.0851 0.0853 10
1890s 0.0857 0.0854 0.0863 10
1900s 0.086 0.0857 0.0866 10
1910s 0.0997 0.0874 0.1149 10
1920s 0.1328 0.118 0.144 10
1930s 0.1319 0.1181 0.1439 10
1940s 0.1975 0.1164 0.264 10
1950s 0.206 0.1448 0.2634 10
1960s 0.1199 0.0984 0.1398 10
1970s 0.0756 0.0655 0.0972 10
1980s 0.0684 0.0609 0.0748 10
1990s 0.0829 0.0763 0.0986 10
2000s 0.1005 0.0924 0.1052 10
2010s 0.1048 0.099 0.1103 10
2020s 0.1093 0.1088 0.1102 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 101 Tunisia 0.1138 compare
  2. 102 Slovakia 0.1114 compare
  3. 103 Benin 0.1095 compare
  4. 105 Azerbaijan 0.1014 compare
  5. 106 Cuba 0.1013 compare
  6. 107 Portugal 0.095 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritania was 0.1088 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.264 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0609 in 1984.
How does Mauritania rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Mauritania ranks 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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