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 6.56 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% | 0.03% |
| 2023 | 17,182,684 | 4,827,397 | 9,241,496 | 2,349,797 | 763,995 | 3.33 | 0.38% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 17,117,997 | 5,026,270 | 9,052,943 | 2,328,069 | 710,714 | 3.4 | 4.61% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 16,364,303 | 4,411,135 | 8,990,333 | 2,304,992 | 657,844 | 3.33 | −0.72% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 16,483,010 | 4,635,355 | 8,928,264 | 2,315,840 | 603,551 | 3.45 | 2.17% | 0.03% |
| 2019 | 16,133,041 | 4,486,227 | 8,802,996 | 2,292,948 | 550,870 | 3.46 | 2.87% | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 15,682,262 | 4,435,453 | 8,539,552 | 2,208,025 | 499,232 | 3.45 | 5.45% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 14,871,706 | 3,809,016 | 8,428,268 | 2,193,748 | 440,674 | 3.36 | 9.68% | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 13,559,454 | 2,624,741 | 8,359,353 | 2,182,534 | 392,827 | 3.15 | −0.67% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 13,650,671 | 2,757,000 | 8,354,700 | 2,194,653 | 344,318 | 3.26 | 2.9% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 13,265,804 | 2,682,739 | 8,188,095 | 2,083,390 | 311,580 | 3.26 | 5.88% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 12,528,825 | 2,315,273 | 7,877,008 | 2,050,693 | 285,851 | 3.17 | 0.57% | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 12,457,287 | 2,526,543 | 7,653,516 | 1,999,107 | 278,121 | 3.25 | 4.62% | 0.03% |
| 2011 | 11,906,861 | 2,265,026 | 7,434,584 | 1,934,503 | 272,748 | 3.2 | 3.56% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 11,497,373 | 2,106,941 | 7,228,682 | 1,890,870 | 270,879 | 3.19 | 2.36% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 11,232,199 | 2,097,313 | 7,024,799 | 1,837,605 | 272,482 | 3.2 | 5.04% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 10,692,835 | 2,102,776 | 6,633,029 | 1,693,436 | 263,594 | 3.14 | −1.89% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 10,898,617 | 1,880,816 | 6,977,553 | 1,786,774 | 253,474 | 3.29 | −2.11% | 0.03% |
| 2006 | 11,134,012 | 1,690,353 | 7,326,287 | 1,869,211 | 248,161 | 3.46 | 6.22% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 10,481,967 | 1,538,270 | 6,937,886 | 1,770,613 | 235,198 | 3.35 | 2.34% | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 10,242,654 | 1,486,673 | 6,807,207 | 1,751,856 | 196,918 | 3.37 | −0.08% | 0.03% |
| 2003 | 10,250,642 | 1,362,962 | 6,914,140 | 1,808,414 | 165,126 | 3.47 | 2.77% | 0.03% |
| 2002 | 9,974,247 | 1,299,673 | 6,751,359 | 1,789,540 | 133,675 | 3.47 | 4.38% | 0.03% |
| 2001 | 9,555,852 | 1,170,465 | 6,527,142 | 1,752,083 | 106,162 | 3.42 | 4.11% | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 9,178,254 | 1,058,198 | 6,360,558 | 1,682,004 | 77,494 | 3.39 | −11.54% | 0.03% |
| 1999 | 10,375,565 | 2,517,802 | 6,151,494 | 1,663,576 | 42,693 | 3.95 | 7.41% | 0.03% |
| 1998 | 9,660,207 | 2,439,998 | 5,671,454 | 1,519,479 | 29,276 | 3.79 | 4.21% | 0.03% |
| 1997 | 9,269,734 | 2,387,213 | 5,418,650 | 1,442,359 | 21,512 | 3.75 | 4.54% | 0.03% |
| 1996 | 8,866,861 | 2,429,205 | 5,072,930 | 1,349,139 | 15,588 | 3.7 | 4.13% | 0.03% |
| 1995 | 8,514,780 | 2,452,697 | 4,792,451 | 1,259,696 | 9,936 | 3.66 | 1.81% | 0.03% |
| 1994 | 8,363,518 | 2,356,699 | 4,752,028 | 1,249,005 | 5,786 | 3.7 | −0.35% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 8,392,804 | 2,267,049 | 4,844,853 | 1,278,443 | 2,459 | 3.82 | 1.48% | 0.03% |
| 1992 | 8,270,007 | 2,289,722 | 4,745,631 | 1,233,131 | 1,524 | 3.86 | 17.41% | 0.03% |
| 1991 | 7,043,705 | 896,631 | 4,861,424 | 1,284,686 | 963 | 3.38 | 5.7% | 0.02% |
| 1990 | 6,664,128 | 707,094 | 4,711,360 | 1,245,526 | 148 | 3.28 | 4.21% | 0.02% |
| 1989 | 6,394,912 | 889,068 | 4,309,036 | 1,196,808 | 0 | 3.24 | 4.82% | 0.02% |
| 1988 | 6,101,071 | 835,988 | 4,129,800 | 1,135,283 | 0 | 3.17 | 6.04% | 0.02% |
| 1987 | 5,753,346 | 705,775 | 3,965,532 | 1,082,038 | 0 | 3.08 | 8.65% | 0.02% |
| 1986 | 5,295,347 | 386,743 | 3,852,796 | 1,055,808 | 0 | 2.91 | −1.98% | 0.02% |
| 1985 | 5,402,237 | 618,709 | 3,749,770 | 1,033,758 | 0 | 3.05 | 5.31% | 0.02% |
| 1984 | 5,129,987 | 623,388 | 3,546,746 | 959,854 | 0 | 2.98 | −0.71% | 0.02% |
| 1983 | 5,166,526 | 445,909 | 3,694,553 | 1,026,064 | 0 | 3.09 | −8.36% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 5,637,615 | 410,775 | 4,072,333 | 1,154,507 | 0 | 3.47 | 2.22% | 0.02% |
| 1981 | 5,515,200 | 439,370 | 3,957,689 | 1,118,140 | 0 | 3.49 | 5.5% | 0.02% |
| 1980 | 5,227,476 | 476,469 | 3,714,978 | 1,036,028 | 0 | 3.41 | 2.18% | 0.02% |
| 1979 | 5,115,793 | 479,293 | 3,620,793 | 1,015,707 | 0 | 3.43 | 3.43% | 0.02% |
| 1978 | 4,946,007 | 423,095 | 3,530,352 | 992,559 | 0 | 3.41 | 1.93% | 0.02% |
| 1977 | 4,852,335 | 415,598 | 3,462,082 | 974,655 | 0 | 3.45 | 4.06% | 0.02% |
| 1976 | 4,662,836 | 402,356 | 3,327,233 | 933,246 | 0 | 3.41 | 5.04% | 0.02% |
| 1975 | 4,438,902 | 389,875 | 3,167,712 | 881,316 | 0 | 3.34 | 2.91% | 0.02% |
| 1974 | 4,313,273 | 374,225 | 3,085,372 | 853,676 | 0 | 3.34 | −13.08% | 0.02% |
| 1973 | 4,962,101 | 349,223 | 3,579,957 | 1,032,922 | 0 | 3.96 | −1.95% | 0.02% |
| 1972 | 5,060,989 | 336,861 | 3,655,625 | 1,068,503 | 0 | 4.16 | −7.98% | 0.02% |
| 1971 | 5,500,177 | 334,701 | 3,987,921 | 1,177,555 | 0 | 4.65 | −2.58% | 0.02% |
| 1970 | 5,645,660 | 333,180 | 4,100,017 | 1,212,463 | 0 | 4.91 | – | 0.02% |
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).