Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 17.51 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Mauritania, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Mauritania is 17.51 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Mauritania peaked at 17.51 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.31 Mt CO2e, in 1974.
Mauritania ranks 126th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 Mt CO2e | 4.31 Mt CO2e | 5.65 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 Mt CO2e | 5.13 Mt CO2e | 6.39 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.54 Mt CO2e | 6.66 Mt CO2e | 10.38 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.36 Mt CO2e | 9.18 Mt CO2e | 11.23 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.56 Mt CO2e | 11.5 Mt CO2e | 16.13 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.93 Mt CO2e | 16.36 Mt CO2e | 17.51 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 123 Lebanon 18.79 Mt CO2e compare
- 124 Benin 17.77 Mt CO2e compare
- 125 Puerto Rico 17.62 Mt CO2e compare
- 127 Slovenia 17.34 Mt CO2e compare
- 128 Costa Rica 17.08 Mt CO2e compare
- 129 El Salvador 14.75 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.78 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 45.01 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 38.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 39,250 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.13 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 450 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Mauritania?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Mauritania was 17.51 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 Mt CO2e in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Mauritania ranks 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).