Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.264 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.264 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Mauritania peaked at 0.264 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 kt, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 147th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0343 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.0357 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0374 kt | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0393 kt | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0413 kt | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0433 kt | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0453 kt | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0472 kt | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0489 kt | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0545 kt | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0543 kt | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0532 kt | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0537 kt | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0559 kt | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0581 kt | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0578 kt | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0619 kt | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0643 kt | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.065 kt | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0676 kt | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0712 kt | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.074 kt | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.082 kt | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0797 kt | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0848 kt | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0846 kt | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0888 kt | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0896 kt | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0952 kt | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0983 kt | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0998 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.102 kt | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.103 kt | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.104 kt | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.106 kt | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.113 kt | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.116 kt | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.119 kt | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.124 kt | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.131 kt | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.135 kt | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.144 kt | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.148 kt | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.152 kt | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.153 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.159 kt | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.163 kt | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.169 kt | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.174 kt | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.18 kt | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.185 kt | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.192 kt | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.199 kt | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.209 kt | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.216 kt | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.221 kt | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.227 kt | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.234 kt | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.242 kt | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.247 kt | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.251 kt | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.257 kt | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.264 kt | +2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.264 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.527 kt, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.264 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 47% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0414 kt | 0.0343 kt | 0.0489 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0579 kt | 0.0532 kt | 0.065 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0818 kt | 0.0676 kt | 0.0952 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1085 kt | 0.0983 kt | 0.124 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1528 kt | 0.131 kt | 0.174 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2105 kt | 0.18 kt | 0.242 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2548 kt | 0.247 kt | 0.264 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 waste — emissions in Mauritania?
- Waste — emissions in Mauritania was 0.264 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.264 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 kt in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for waste — emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 147th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf