Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 Mt CO2e per person for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 7.38 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 38.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Mauritania?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita in Mauritania was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.