Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Mauritania

Mauritania: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0027 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
180th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0027 units per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0015 units per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Mauritania, 1990–2019

00.0010.0020.0031990200420191990: 0.002 units per square kilometre1991: 0.002 units per square kilometre1992: 0.002 units per square kilometre1993: 0.002 units per square kilometre1994: 0.002 units per square kilometre1995: 0.002 units per square kilometre1996: 0.002 units per square kilometre1997: 0.002 units per square kilometre1998: 0.002 units per square kilometre1999: 0.002 units per square kilometre2000: 0.002 units per square kilometre2001: 0.002 units per square kilometre2002: 0.002 units per square kilometre2003: 0.002 units per square kilometre2004: 0.002 units per square kilometre2005: 0.002 units per square kilometre2006: 0.002 units per square kilometre2007: 0.002 units per square kilometre2008: 0.002 units per square kilometre2009: 0.002 units per square kilometre2010: 0.002 units per square kilometre2011: 0.002 units per square kilometre2012: 0.002 units per square kilometre2013: 0.002 units per square kilometre2014: 0.002 units per square kilometre2015: 0.003 units per square kilometre2016: 0.003 units per square kilometre2017: 0.003 units per square kilometre2018: 0.003 units per square kilometre2019: 0.003 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Mauritania stood at 0.0027 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 units per square kilometre, in 1992.

Mauritania ranks 180th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0016 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0016 units per square kilometre +3.4%
1992 0.0015 units per square kilometre -5.1%
1993 0.0016 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1994 0.0015 units per square kilometre -2.1%
1995 0.0016 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1996 0.0017 units per square kilometre +11.4%
1997 0.0018 units per square kilometre +4.1%
1998 0.0019 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1999 0.0021 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2000 0.0022 units per square kilometre +8.3%
2001 0.0022 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2002 0.0022 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2003 0.0022 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2004 0.0022 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2005 0.0022 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2006 0.0023 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2007 0.0023 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2008 0.0021 units per square kilometre -10.6%
2009 0.0023 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2010 0.0024 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2011 0.0024 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2012 0.0024 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2013 0.0025 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.0025 units per square kilometre -1.0%
2015 0.0026 units per square kilometre +6.1%
2016 0.0027 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2017 0.0027 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2018 0.0027 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.0027 units per square kilometre +2.3%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.0027 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.0027 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.018 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0022 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0026 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 177 French Polynesia 0.0034 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 178 Iceland 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 179 Bermuda 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 181 Russia 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 182 Bahamas 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 183 Bhutan 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Mauritania?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per in Mauritania was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 units per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Mauritania rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per?
Mauritania ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) - afolu, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 6,030 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.