🇲🇷 Mauritania's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Mauritania emitted around 19.3 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0.03% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 3.7 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 0.4 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 2.26% yearly, over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline needed globally for Net Zero in 2050.
• What drives it: Methane made up 48% of emissions, CO₂ 31%, nitrous oxide 17% and F-gases 5%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Mauritania's emissions have produced around 1,060 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.03% of the global total, averaging around 5.3 tonnes per person per year and rated high.
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