Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 299.76 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 299.76 kt for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. 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 (co2eq) in Mauritania peaked at 299.76 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 174.74 kt, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 119th out of 180 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 (CO2eq) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 174.74 kt | — |
| 1991 | 184.46 kt | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 193.38 kt | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 201.37 kt | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 208.8 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 215.7 kt | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 222.05 kt | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 227.85 kt | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 233.16 kt | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 238.01 kt | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 242.33 kt | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 246.29 kt | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 249.95 kt | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 253.48 kt | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 256.88 kt | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 260.26 kt | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 263.68 kt | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 266.93 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 270.12 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 272.91 kt | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 275.7 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 278.46 kt | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 280.98 kt | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 283.38 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 285.47 kt | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 287.31 kt | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 289.06 kt | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 290.73 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 292.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 293.94 kt | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 295.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 296.93 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 298.34 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 299.76 kt | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 299.76 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,328 kt, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 299.76 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 599.08 kt, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209.95 kt | 174.74 kt | 238.01 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 258.28 kt | 242.33 kt | 272.91 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.74 kt | 275.7 kt | 293.94 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 297.62 kt | 295.43 kt | 299.76 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 (co2eq) in Mauritania?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Mauritania was 299.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 299.76 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 174.74 kt in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Mauritania ranks 119th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.