Mauritania's co₂ emissions rose from 1.0 Mt in 1995 to 5.2 Mt in 2024.
Mauritania · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Mauritania's co₂ per capita rose from 0.4 t in 1995 to 1.0 t in 2024.
Mauritania's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 26.2 Mt in 1995 to 99.9 Mt in 2024.
Mauritania's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes CO₂-equivalent
131st of 209 · 32nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 9.3 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 18.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
77th of 209 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mauritania's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 4.0 t CO₂e in 1995 to 3.5 t CO₂e in 2024.
Mauritania's co₂ intensity rose from 0.3 in 1993 to 0.3 in 2022.
Mauritania's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 619.1 in 2000 to 512.1 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsup +0.1 %105th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +0.5 %104th of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalunchanged +0.0113th of 131*
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.9 %114th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +3.7 %98th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.0142nd of 205
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Mauritania.