Mauritania Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
  • Mauritania greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 14,056.37, a 0.42% increase from 2019.
  • Mauritania greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 13,997.35, a 3% increase from 2018.
  • Mauritania greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 13,589.51, a 2.79% increase from 2017.
  • Mauritania greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 13,221.28, a 7.86% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name kt of CO2 equivalent
India 3,200,820.63
Indonesia 976,487.68
Vietnam 470,578.10
Pakistan 436,608.92
Nigeria 322,336.50
Egypt 299,778.65
Ukraine 227,341.59
Philippines 224,971.76
Bangladesh 206,570.35
Uzbekistan 187,520.39
Myanmar 128,949.40
Sudan 107,114.21
Cameroon 93,348.64
Morocco 88,027.80
Kenya 80,188.02
Angola 70,781.06
Bolivia 55,203.09
Mongolia 53,921.46
Cambodia 42,363.18
Tunisia 40,883.00
Ghana 39,070.29
Zambia 36,107.82
Sri Lanka 35,117.25
Lao PDR 30,491.44
Honduras 21,147.29
Republic of Congo 19,421.78
Nicaragua 18,448.51
Papua New Guinea 18,397.92
Georgia 17,669.45
Kyrgyz Republic 16,093.54
Mauritania 14,056.37
Moldova 12,985.66
El Salvador 11,063.81
Timor-Leste 5,537.13
Lesotho 4,013.75
Eswatini 3,000.93
Bhutan 1,630.86
Djibouti 1,394.76
Solomon Islands 835.24
Cabo Verde 791.61
Vanuatu 588.66
Micronesia 194.11
Sao Tome and Principe 179.73
Kiribati 88.57
Mauritania Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data
Year kt of CO2 equivalent Annual % Change
2020 14,056.37 0.42%
2019 13,997.35 3.00%
2018 13,589.51 2.79%
2017 13,221.28 7.86%
2016 12,257.44 -2.90%
2015 12,623.02 5.67%
2014 11,945.84 5.23%
2013 11,351.84 -0.58%
2012 11,418.07 3.74%
2011 11,005.93 0.93%
2010 10,904.28 5.63%
2009 10,323.25 8.26%
2008 9,536.00 -5.87%
2007 10,130.17 2.64%
2006 9,869.67 3.93%
2005 9,496.15 1.59%
2004 9,347.30 0.29%
2003 9,320.46 1.89%
2002 9,147.37 0.93%
2001 9,063.49 1.23%
2000 8,953.20 5.06%
1999 8,522.30 7.27%
1998 7,944.73 3.84%
1997 7,651.19 4.03%
1996 7,354.57 7.94%
1995 6,813.44 1.12%
1994 6,737.74 -1.38%
1993 6,832.25 2.93%
1992 6,637.47 -2.33%
1991 6,796.03 3.27%
1990 6,580.53 3.27%