Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 186.30 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mauritania, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 186.30 million current US$ for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 153.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mauritania peaked at 186.30 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.39 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 139th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.00 million current US$ | 11.39 million current US$ | 23.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.40 million current US$ | 23.57 million current US$ | 64.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.53 million current US$ | 68.59 million current US$ | 161.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 177.02 million current US$ | 167.73 million current US$ | 186.30 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 212.59 million current US$ compare
- 137 Madagascar 194.58 million current US$ compare
- 138 Guinea 191.94 million current US$ compare
- 140 Afghanistan 182.23 million current US$ compare
- 141 Namibia 181.78 million current US$ compare
- 142 Mauritius 160.28 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- DEC alternative conversion factor 39.79 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 280.89 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 36.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 926.78 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -58.59 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 86,998 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,210 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 462.40 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mauritania was 186.30 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 186.30 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.