Climate Change in Mauritania

1,203 indicators covering climate change for Mauritania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane emissions by sector 0 tonnes 2023 72nd
Methane emissions from agriculture 7.67 million tonnes 2023 up 16.0% 74th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 404.19 kilograms per person 2023 up 30.1% 126th
CO₂ emissions from transport 2.03 million tonnes 2023 up 75.0% 127th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 11.95 kilograms per person 2023 down 25.6% 150th
Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.3 2025 down 33.8% 74th
Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 5.5 2025 down 11.3% 39th
Lack of coping capacity 6.6 2025 down 2.9% 31st
Vulnerability 5.9 2025 up 7.3% 36th
CO₂ emissions by sector 210,000 tonnes 2023 up 31.2% 126th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 41.81 kilograms per person 2023 down 2.4% 140th
Terrestrial protected areas 0.6% 2025 unchanged 207th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 1.0% 2025 down 9.1% 178th
Marine protected areas 3.7% 2025 down 11.9% 74th
Raw milk of sheep — Emissions intensity 6.39 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 1.6% 28th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 56.3% 16th
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 110.3% 52nd
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 64.8% 23rd
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 121.7% 62nd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 64.4% 23rd
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 121.1% 61st
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 64.3% 23rd
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 121.0% 63rd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 1.03 kg per person 2023 up 64.3% 23rd
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 5.04 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 120.9% 62nd
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 42.3% 17th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 50.0% 21st
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 49.6% 21st
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 49.5% 21st
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 49.5% 21st
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.2861 2021 up 84.4% 93rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 200,000 tonnes 2023 up 17.6% 102nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 0.5% 92nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 15.13 kilograms 2024 up 4.3% 145th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 78,188 tonnes 2024 up 40.1% 149th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 901,556 tonnes 2026 down 5.3% 99th
Urban population 61.5% 2025 up 7.9% 123rd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2023 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 7,200 2023 up 10.3% 83rd
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.47 2025 up 6.5% 122nd
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 90.2% 2015 up 21.4% 32nd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 up 3.6% 122nd
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.4 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 6.2% 20th
CO₂ emissions from domestic air travel 1,823 tonnes 2022 down 67.3% 120th
Annual CO₂ emissions from aviation 66,055 tonnes 2022 up 11.6% 126th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. GDP per capita 0.3739 kilograms 2022 down 75.0% 107th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation 13.55 kilograms 2022 down 14.5% 112th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic commercial passenger flights 0.3739 kilograms 2022 down 75.0% 107th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from domestic aviation vs. land area 0.3739 kilograms 2022 down 75.0% 106th
Raw milk of camel — Emissions (CO2eq) 172.12 kt 2023 up 0.5% 17th
Raw milk of camel — Production 26,679 t 2023 up 0.5% 13th
Raw milk of camel — Emissions intensity 6.45 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 unchanged 18th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 10.05 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 5.8% 122nd
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 197.44 kt 2018 up 31.7% 37th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 5,528 kt 2018 up 31.7% 37th
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 5,528 kt 2018 up 31.7% 37th
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 327.19 kt 2018 up 25.5% 57th
Manure Management — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 11.69 kt 2018 up 25.5% 51st
Manure Management — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 327.19 kt 2018 up 25.5% 51st
Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 25.1% 2022 up 8.2% 33rd