Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritania
Mauritania: Waste — Emissions Share was 8.57 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Mauritania is 8.57 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Mauritania peaked at 8.57 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.21 %, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.83 % | 5.35 % | 6.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.92 % | 5.21 % | 7.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 % | 6.87 % | 8.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 % | 8.17 % | 8.57 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 173 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 8.79 % compare
- 174 Argentina 8.69 % compare
- 175 Madagascar 8.63 % compare
- 177 Timor-Leste 8.29 % compare
- 178 Luxembourg 8.24 % compare
- 179 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.12 % compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2279 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 9.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Mauritania?
- Waste — emissions share in Mauritania was 8.57 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 % in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for waste — emissions share?
- Mauritania ranks 176th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.