Mauritania Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
17.508.621
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,90%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
3,31
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Mauritania were 17.508.621 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,9% over the previous year, representing an increase by 325.936 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 17.182.684 tons.
- Per capita: 3,31 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Mauritania accounts for 0,03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.508.621 | 5.011.632 | 9.304.963 | 2.374.954 | 817.071 | 3,31 | 1,9% | 0,033% |
| 2023 | 17.182.684 | 4.827.397 | 9.241.496 | 2.349.797 | 763.995 | 3,33 | 0,38% | 0,033% |
| 2022 | 17.117.997 | 5.026.270 | 9.052.943 | 2.328.069 | 710.714 | 3,4 | 4,61% | 0,033% |
| 2021 | 16.364.303 | 4.411.135 | 8.990.333 | 2.304.992 | 657.844 | 3,33 | −0,72% | 0,032% |
| 2020 | 16.483.010 | 4.635.355 | 8.928.264 | 2.315.840 | 603.551 | 3,45 | 2,17% | 0,034% |
| 2019 | 16.133.041 | 4.486.227 | 8.802.996 | 2.292.948 | 550.870 | 3,46 | 2,87% | 0,032% |
| 2018 | 15.682.262 | 4.435.453 | 8.539.552 | 2.208.025 | 499.232 | 3,45 | 5,45% | 0,031% |
| 2017 | 14.871.706 | 3.809.016 | 8.428.268 | 2.193.748 | 440.674 | 3,36 | 9,68% | 0,030% |
| 2016 | 13.559.454 | 2.624.741 | 8.359.353 | 2.182.534 | 392.827 | 3,15 | −0,67% | 0,028% |
| 2015 | 13.650.671 | 2.757.000 | 8.354.700 | 2.194.653 | 344.318 | 3,26 | 2,9% | 0,028% |
| 2014 | 13.265.804 | 2.682.739 | 8.188.095 | 2.083.390 | 311.580 | 3,26 | 5,88% | 0,027% |
| 2013 | 12.528.825 | 2.315.273 | 7.877.008 | 2.050.693 | 285.851 | 3,17 | 0,57% | 0,026% |
| 2012 | 12.457.287 | 2.526.543 | 7.653.516 | 1.999.107 | 278.121 | 3,25 | 4,62% | 0,026% |
| 2011 | 11.906.861 | 2.265.026 | 7.434.584 | 1.934.503 | 272.748 | 3,2 | 3,56% | 0,025% |
| 2010 | 11.497.373 | 2.106.941 | 7.228.682 | 1.890.870 | 270.879 | 3,19 | 2,36% | 0,025% |
| 2009 | 11.232.199 | 2.097.313 | 7.024.799 | 1.837.605 | 272.482 | 3,2 | 5,04% | 0,026% |
| 2008 | 10.692.835 | 2.102.776 | 6.633.029 | 1.693.436 | 263.594 | 3,14 | −1,89% | 0,025% |
| 2007 | 10.898.617 | 1.880.816 | 6.977.553 | 1.786.774 | 253.474 | 3,29 | −2,11% | 0,025% |
| 2006 | 11.134.012 | 1.690.353 | 7.326.287 | 1.869.211 | 248.161 | 3,46 | 6,22% | 0,026% |
| 2005 | 10.481.967 | 1.538.270 | 6.937.886 | 1.770.613 | 235.198 | 3,35 | 2,34% | 0,026% |
| 2004 | 10.242.654 | 1.486.673 | 6.807.207 | 1.751.856 | 196.918 | 3,37 | −0,08% | 0,026% |
| 2003 | 10.250.642 | 1.362.962 | 6.914.140 | 1.808.414 | 165.126 | 3,47 | 2,77% | 0,027% |
| 2002 | 9.974.247 | 1.299.673 | 6.751.359 | 1.789.540 | 133.675 | 3,47 | 4,38% | 0,027% |
| 2001 | 9.555.852 | 1.170.465 | 6.527.142 | 1.752.083 | 106.162 | 3,42 | 4,11% | 0,026% |
| 2000 | 9.178.254 | 1.058.198 | 6.360.558 | 1.682.004 | 77.494 | 3,39 | −11,54% | 0,026% |
| 1999 | 10.375.565 | 2.517.802 | 6.151.494 | 1.663.576 | 42.693 | 3,95 | 7,41% | 0,030% |
| 1998 | 9.660.207 | 2.439.998 | 5.671.454 | 1.519.479 | 29.276 | 3,79 | 4,21% | 0,028% |
| 1997 | 9.269.734 | 2.387.213 | 5.418.650 | 1.442.359 | 21.512 | 3,75 | 4,54% | 0,027% |
| 1996 | 8.866.861 | 2.429.205 | 5.072.930 | 1.349.139 | 15.588 | 3,7 | 4,13% | 0,026% |
| 1995 | 8.514.780 | 2.452.697 | 4.792.451 | 1.259.696 | 9.936 | 3,66 | 1,81% | 0,025% |
| 1994 | 8.363.518 | 2.356.699 | 4.752.028 | 1.249.005 | 5.786 | 3,7 | −0,35% | 0,026% |
| 1993 | 8.392.804 | 2.267.049 | 4.844.853 | 1.278.443 | 2.459 | 3,82 | 1,48% | 0,026% |
| 1992 | 8.270.007 | 2.289.722 | 4.745.631 | 1.233.131 | 1.524 | 3,86 | 17,41% | 0,026% |
| 1991 | 7.043.705 | 896.631 | 4.861.424 | 1.284.686 | 963 | 3,38 | 5,7% | 0,022% |
| 1990 | 6.664.128 | 707.094 | 4.711.360 | 1.245.526 | 148 | 3,28 | 4,21% | 0,021% |
| 1989 | 6.394.912 | 889.068 | 4.309.036 | 1.196.808 | 0 | 3,24 | 4,82% | 0,020% |
| 1988 | 6.101.071 | 835.988 | 4.129.800 | 1.135.283 | 0 | 3,17 | 6,04% | 0,019% |
| 1987 | 5.753.346 | 705.775 | 3.965.532 | 1.082.038 | 0 | 3,08 | 8,65% | 0,019% |
| 1986 | 5.295.347 | 386.743 | 3.852.796 | 1.055.808 | 0 | 2,91 | −1,98% | 0,018% |
| 1985 | 5.402.237 | 618.709 | 3.749.770 | 1.033.758 | 0 | 3,05 | 5,31% | 0,019% |
| 1984 | 5.129.987 | 623.388 | 3.546.746 | 959.854 | 0 | 2,98 | −0,71% | 0,018% |
| 1983 | 5.166.526 | 445.909 | 3.694.553 | 1.026.064 | 0 | 3,09 | −8,36% | 0,018% |
| 1982 | 5.637.615 | 410.775 | 4.072.333 | 1.154.507 | 0 | 3,47 | 2,22% | 0,020% |
| 1981 | 5.515.200 | 439.370 | 3.957.689 | 1.118.140 | 0 | 3,49 | 5,5% | 0,020% |
| 1980 | 5.227.476 | 476.469 | 3.714.978 | 1.036.028 | 0 | 3,41 | 2,18% | 0,018% |
| 1979 | 5.115.793 | 479.293 | 3.620.793 | 1.015.707 | 0 | 3,43 | 3,43% | 0,018% |
| 1978 | 4.946.007 | 423.095 | 3.530.352 | 992.559 | 0 | 3,41 | 1,93% | 0,018% |
| 1977 | 4.852.335 | 415.598 | 3.462.082 | 974.655 | 0 | 3,45 | 4,06% | 0,018% |
| 1976 | 4.662.836 | 402.356 | 3.327.233 | 933.246 | 0 | 3,41 | 5,04% | 0,018% |
| 1975 | 4.438.902 | 389.875 | 3.167.712 | 881.316 | 0 | 3,34 | 2,91% | 0,017% |
| 1974 | 4.313.273 | 374.225 | 3.085.372 | 853.676 | 0 | 3,34 | −13,08% | 0,017% |
| 1973 | 4.962.101 | 349.223 | 3.579.957 | 1.032.922 | 0 | 3,96 | −1,95% | 0,020% |
| 1972 | 5.060.989 | 336.861 | 3.655.625 | 1.068.503 | 0 | 4,16 | −7,98% | 0,021% |
| 1971 | 5.500.177 | 334.701 | 3.987.921 | 1.177.555 | 0 | 4,65 | −2,58% | 0,024% |
| 1970 | 5.645.660 | 333.180 | 4.100.017 | 1.212.463 | 0 | 4,91 | – | 0,024% |
See also
- Mauritania CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Mauritania
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).