Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 10.71 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Mauritania stood at 10.71 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Mauritania peaked at 10.71 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.24 kt, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.24 kt | — |
| 1991 | 6.59 kt | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 6.91 kt | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.19 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.46 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.7 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 7.93 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 8.14 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 8.33 kt | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 8.5 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.65 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.8 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.93 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.05 kt | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.17 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.29 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.42 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.53 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.65 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.75 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.85 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.95 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.04 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.12 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.2 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 10.26 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.32 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.44 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.55 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.65 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.71 kt | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.71 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 10.71 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5 kt | 6.24 kt | 8.5 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.22 kt | 8.65 kt | 9.75 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 kt | 9.85 kt | 10.5 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.63 kt | 10.55 kt | 10.71 kt | 4 |
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 solid food waste — emissions in Mauritania?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Mauritania was 10.71 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.24 kt in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.