Environment in Mauritania 54 indicators covering environment for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9576 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.5% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 124.6% 114th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 25.2% 42nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.8625 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.8% 129th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9695 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 39.1% 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 86.8% 135th Aquaculture production 0 metric tons 2024 — 201st Capture fisheries production 640,322 metric tons 2024 up 69.2% 30th Total fisheries production 640,322 metric tons 2024 up 69.2% 39th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4127 Mt CO2e 2024 up 35.5% 129th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.5573 Mt CO2e 2024 up 96.1% 130th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0055 Mt CO2e 2024 down 92.2% 130th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4733 Mt CO2e 2024 up 102.5% 123rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.7% 94th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0424 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.1% 108th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e 2024 up 138.4% 101st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.51 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.0% 126th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0764 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.7% 127th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0398 Mt CO2e 2024 up 161.8% 111th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.2% 137th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.38 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.0% 103rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0944 Mt CO2e 2024 up 61.4% 131st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e 2024 up 75.0% 144th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.9% 136th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.39 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 1.7% 113th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.33 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.4% 72nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.1% 89th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7099 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.4% 112th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0008 Mt CO2e 2024 up 60.0% 145th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0085 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.8% 72nd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.6% 105th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.8171 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 87th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1495 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 25.2% 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 608.8% 2024 up 117.9% 25th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 90.7% 2024 up 34.8% 62nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 162.7% 2024 up 64.3% 59th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 97.5% 2024 up 32.1% 53rd Coal rents 0.7% 2021 down 86.7% 10th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 13.25 2022 unchanged 80th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 78th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 16.29 Mt CO2e 2023 up 39.1% 110th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -0.89 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.2% 91st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 20.3% 2023 up 8.6% 135th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 49.4% 2023 up 15.2% 134th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 75.3% 2023 up 8.0% 132nd Forest rents 1.2% 2021 down 14.5% 50th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 5.72 2022 up 42.7% 149th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -0.89 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.2% 60th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 up 1.1% 1st