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Mauritania CO2 Emissions

Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
5.011.632
tons
Year-over-Year
+3,82%
increase
Global Share
0,01%
Per Capita
0,95
tons per person

  • Fossil CO2 emissions in Mauritania were 5.011.632 tons in 2024.
  • CO2 emissions increased by 3,82% over the previous year, representing an increase by 184.236 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 4.827.397 tons.
  • CO2 emissions per capita in Mauritania are equivalent to 0,95 tons per person, an increase by 0,01 over the figure of 0,94 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1,3% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Mauritania

Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) CO2 emissions change CO2 emissions per capita Share of World's CO2 emissions
2024 5.011.632 3,82% 0,95 0,013%
2023 4.827.397 −3,96% 0,94 0,012%
2022 5.026.270 13,95% 1 0,013%
2021 4.411.135 −4,84% 0,9 0,012%
2020 4.635.355 3,32% 0,97 0,013%
2019 4.486.227 1,14% 0,96 0,012%
2018 4.435.453 16,45% 0,98 0,012%
2017 3.809.016 45,12% 0,86 0,010%
2016 2.624.741 −4,8% 0,61 0,0072%
2015 2.757.000 2,77% 0,66 0,0076%
2014 2.682.739 15,87% 0,66 0,0074%
2013 2.315.273 −8,36% 0,59 0,0064%
2012 2.526.543 11,55% 0,66 0,0071%
2011 2.265.026 7,5% 0,61 0,0065%
2010 2.106.941 0,46% 0,58 0,0062%
2009 2.097.313 −0,26% 0,6 0,0066%
2008 2.102.776 11,8% 0,62 0,0065%
2007 1.880.816 11,27% 0,57 0,0058%
2006 1.690.353 9,89% 0,52 0,0054%
2005 1.538.270 3,47% 0,49 0,0051%
2004 1.486.673 9,08% 0,49 0,0051%
2003 1.362.962 4,87% 0,46 0,0049%
2002 1.299.673 11,04% 0,45 0,0049%
2001 1.170.465 10,61% 0,42 0,0045%
2000 1.058.198 −57,97% 0,39 0,0041%
1999 2.517.802 3,19% 0,96 0,010%
1998 2.439.998 2,21% 0,96 0,0099%
1997 2.387.213 −1,73% 0,97 0,0097%
1996 2.429.205 −0,96% 1,01 0,010%
1995 2.452.697 4,07% 1,05 0,010%
1994 2.356.699 3,95% 1,04 0,010%
1993 2.267.049 −0,99% 1,03 0,0099%
1992 2.289.722 155,37% 1,07 0,010%
1991 896.631 26,81% 0,43 0,0039%
1990 707.094 −20,47% 0,35 0,0031%
1989 889.068 6,35% 0,45 0,0040%
1988 835.988 18,45% 0,43 0,0038%
1987 705.775 82,49% 0,38 0,0033%
1986 386.743 −37,49% 0,21 0,0019%
1985 618.709 −0,75% 0,35 0,0031%
1984 623.388 39,8% 0,36 0,0031%
1983 445.909 8,55% 0,27 0,0023%
1982 410.775 −6,51% 0,25 0,0021%
1981 439.370 −7,79% 0,28 0,0023%
1980 476.469 −0,59% 0,31 0,0024%
1979 479.293 13,28% 0,32 0,0024%
1978 423.095 1,8% 0,29 0,0022%
1977 415.598 3,29% 0,3 0,0022%
1976 402.356 3,2% 0,29 0,0022%
1975 389.875 4,18% 0,29 0,0023%
1974 374.225 7,16% 0,29 0,0022%
1973 349.223 3,67% 0,28 0,0020%
1972 336.861 0,65% 0,28 0,0020%
1971 334.701 0,46% 0,28 0,0021%
1970 333.180 0,29 0,0021%

See also


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).