What is emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania?

Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania was 45,788 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 45,788 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 398.21 tonnes in 1750.

How does Mauritania rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Mauritania ranks 131st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Emissions of air pollutants was 45,788 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

45,788 tonnes

Change on year

up 9.3%

World rank

131st

of 220 countries

All-time high

45,788 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

398.21 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania is 45,788 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania peaked at 45,788 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 398.21 tonnes, in 1750.

Mauritania ranks 131st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	398.81 tonnes	398.21 tonnes	399.4 tonnes	10
1760s	400.13 tonnes	399.54 tonnes	400.73 tonnes	10
1770s	401.47 tonnes	400.87 tonnes	402.07 tonnes	10
1780s	402.81 tonnes	402.2 tonnes	403.41 tonnes	10
1790s	404.15 tonnes	403.54 tonnes	404.75 tonnes	10
1800s	411.8 tonnes	404.89 tonnes	418.71 tonnes	10
1810s	428.18 tonnes	420.25 tonnes	436.13 tonnes	10
1820s	445.96 tonnes	437.91 tonnes	454.03 tonnes	10
1830s	464.01 tonnes	455.84 tonnes	472.2 tonnes	10
1840s	482.32 tonnes	474.03 tonnes	490.64 tonnes	10
1850s	500.92 tonnes	492.5 tonnes	509.36 tonnes	10
1860s	532.25 tonnes	511.25 tonnes	553.43 tonnes	10
1870s	602.59 tonnes	558.2 tonnes	627.24 tonnes	10
1880s	655.03 tonnes	632.23 tonnes	678.19 tonnes	10
1890s	707.58 tonnes	683.47 tonnes	731.9 tonnes	10
1900s	746.16 tonnes	737.34 tonnes	754.56 tonnes	10
1910s	797.52 tonnes	756.24 tonnes	839.65 tonnes	10
1920s	906.2 tonnes	849.2 tonnes	970.06 tonnes	10
1930s	993.11 tonnes	972.52 tonnes	1,013 tonnes	10
1940s	1,063 tonnes	1,013 tonnes	1,170 tonnes	10
1950s	1,834 tonnes	1,558 tonnes	2,087 tonnes	10
1960s	2,889 tonnes	2,066 tonnes	3,574 tonnes	10
1970s	5,588 tonnes	4,469 tonnes	7,357 tonnes	10
1980s	13,209 tonnes	6,836 tonnes	23,897 tonnes	10
1990s	29,730 tonnes	26,794 tonnes	31,408 tonnes	10
2000s	20,499 tonnes	16,573 tonnes	25,810 tonnes	10
2010s	32,348 tonnes	25,278 tonnes	41,189 tonnes	10
2020s	43,123 tonnes	41,696 tonnes	45,788 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

128 Georgia 47,976 tonnes compare
129 Croatia 47,766 tonnes compare
130 Latvia 46,182 tonnes compare
132 Chad 44,196 tonnes compare
133 Botswana 42,942 tonnes compare
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More environment data for Mauritania

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania?: Emissions of air pollutants in Mauritania was 45,788 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 45,788 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 398.21 tonnes in 1750.
How does Mauritania rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Mauritania ranks 131st out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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