CO2 emissions per person in Mauritania

Carbon dioxide emissions in Mauritania were 0.97 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mauritania, 2024 0.97 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 +0.9% 2023: 0.96 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Position in 2024 141st of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Mauritania over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period MauritaniaWorld
2024 0.97 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 0.96 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 1.03 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 0.93 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 1.01 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 1.00 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 1.02 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 0.90 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 0.64 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 0.70 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 0.70 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 0.62 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 0.70 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 0.65 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 0.62 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 0.64 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 0.66 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 0.61 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 0.56 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 0.52 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 0.52 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 0.49 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 0.47 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 0.44 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 0.40 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.9% from 0.96 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.70 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +39.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Mauritania has the 141st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Mauritania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database