Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania
Mauritania: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 16,034 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
16,034 tonnes
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
127th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17,430 tonnes
in 1987
All-time low
23.4 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 16,034 tonnes for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania peaked at 17,430 tonnes in 1987 and was at its lowest, 23.4 tonnes, in 1750.
Mauritania ranks 127th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 23.4 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 23.4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 23.41 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 23.42 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 23.43 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 23.43 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 23.44 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 23.45 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 23.45 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 23.46 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 23.47 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 23.47 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 23.48 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 23.49 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 23.5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 23.5 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 23.51 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 23.52 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 23.52 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 23.53 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 23.54 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 23.54 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 23.55 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 23.56 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 23.56 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 23.57 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 23.58 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 23.58 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 23.59 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 23.6 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 23.61 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 23.61 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 23.62 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 23.63 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 23.63 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 23.64 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 23.65 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 23.65 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 23.66 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 23.67 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 23.67 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 23.68 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 23.69 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 23.69 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 23.7 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 23.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 23.71 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 23.72 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 23.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 23.73 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 23.74 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 23.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 23.75 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 23.76 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 23.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 23.77 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 23.78 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 23.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 23.79 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 23.8 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 23.81 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 23.82 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 23.84 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 23.86 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 23.88 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 23.9 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 23.92 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 23.93 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 23.95 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 23.97 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 23.99 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 24.01 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 24.03 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 24.05 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 24.06 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 24.08 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 24.1 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 24.12 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 24.14 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 24.16 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 24.18 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 24.19 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 24.21 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 24.23 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 24.25 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 24.27 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 24.29 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 24.3 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 24.32 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 24.34 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 24.36 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 24.38 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 24.4 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 24.42 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 24.43 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 24.45 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 24.47 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 24.49 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 24.51 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 24.53 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 24.54 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 24.56 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 24.58 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 24.6 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 24.62 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 24.64 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 24.66 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 24.67 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 24.69 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 24.71 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 24.73 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 24.78 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 24.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 24.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 24.92 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 24.97 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 25.02 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1867 | 25.06 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 25.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 25.16 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 25.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 75.14 tonnes | +198.1% |
| 1872 | 75.29 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 75.43 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 75.58 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 75.72 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 75.87 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 76.01 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 76.16 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 76.3 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 76.45 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 76.59 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 76.74 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 76.89 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 77.03 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 77.18 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 77.33 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 77.47 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 77.62 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 77.77 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 77.92 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 78.06 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 78.21 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 78.36 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 78.51 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 78.66 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 78.81 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 78.96 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 79.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 79.26 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 79.41 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 78.42 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 77.44 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 76.46 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1904 | 75.49 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1905 | 74.52 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 73.57 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1907 | 72.61 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 71.67 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 70.72 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 69.79 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 69.49 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 70.59 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 71.06 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 71.54 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 72.02 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 72.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 72.99 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 73.48 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 73.97 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1920 | 74.47 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 75.53 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 76.78 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 78.04 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1924 | 79.33 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 80.63 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 81.95 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 83.25 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 84.56 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 85.89 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1930 | 87.24 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1931 | 88.68 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 91.58 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1933 | 92.89 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 94.21 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1935 | 95.92 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 98.58 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1937 | 97.83 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 98.22 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 98.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 99.09 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 101.82 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1942 | 103.38 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 104.96 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 110.53 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 116.74 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1946 | 121.61 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 126.82 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 132.42 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 139.14 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 494.56 tonnes | +255.4% |
| 1951 | 501.11 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 535.93 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1953 | 491.95 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1954 | 539.39 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 533.38 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 602.99 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1957 | 656.23 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1958 | 178.61 tonnes | -72.8% |
| 1959 | 421.78 tonnes | +136.1% |
| 1960 | 452.96 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1961 | 536.25 tonnes | +18.4% |
| 1962 | 645.78 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1963 | 833.7 tonnes | +29.1% |
| 1964 | 1,047 tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1965 | 1,366 tonnes | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 1,509 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 1,639 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 1,905 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 2,197 tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 3,306 tonnes | +50.5% |
| 1971 | 3,390 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 3,615 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 3,950 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 4,142 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 4,295 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 4,399 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4,230 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 4,549 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 4,989 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 5,060 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 4,757 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 5,059 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 5,146 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4,955 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 4,008 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 2,759 tonnes | -31.2% |
| 1987 | 17,430 tonnes | +531.7% |
| 1988 | 17,157 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 15,229 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 13,774 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 14,830 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 15,354 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 15,029 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 15,240 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 14,581 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 14,440 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 13,694 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 6,921 tonnes | -49.5% |
| 1999 | 6,038 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 6,214 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,965 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 6,913 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,053 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8,004 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 8,829 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 8,841 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10,309 tonnes | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 9,294 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 10,415 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 10,431 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,706 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 9,562 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 9,042 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 8,912 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9,735 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 9,995 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11,470 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 12,508 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 12,956 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 13,111 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13,080 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16,034 tonnes | +22.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 16,034 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27,967 tonnes, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 16,034 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,590 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +531.7% | 2,759 tonnes | 17,430 tonnes |
| 1950 | +255.4% | 139.14 tonnes | 494.56 tonnes |
| 1871 | +198.1% | 25.21 tonnes | 75.14 tonnes |
| 1959 | +136.1% | 178.61 tonnes | 421.78 tonnes |
| 1958 | -72.8% | 656.23 tonnes | 178.61 tonnes |
| 1970 | +50.5% | 2,197 tonnes | 3,306 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 23.43 tonnes | 23.4 tonnes | 23.46 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 23.5 tonnes | 23.47 tonnes | 23.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 23.57 tonnes | 23.54 tonnes | 23.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 23.64 tonnes | 23.61 tonnes | 23.67 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 23.7 tonnes | 23.67 tonnes | 23.73 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 23.77 tonnes | 23.74 tonnes | 23.8 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 23.89 tonnes | 23.81 tonnes | 23.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 24.07 tonnes | 23.99 tonnes | 24.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 24.26 tonnes | 24.18 tonnes | 24.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 24.44 tonnes | 24.36 tonnes | 24.53 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 24.63 tonnes | 24.54 tonnes | 24.71 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 24.94 tonnes | 24.73 tonnes | 25.16 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 70.67 tonnes | 25.21 tonnes | 76.3 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 77.11 tonnes | 76.45 tonnes | 77.77 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 78.59 tonnes | 77.92 tonnes | 79.26 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 75.03 tonnes | 70.72 tonnes | 79.41 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 71.74 tonnes | 69.49 tonnes | 73.97 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 80.04 tonnes | 74.47 tonnes | 85.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 94.38 tonnes | 87.24 tonnes | 98.64 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 115.65 tonnes | 99.09 tonnes | 139.14 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 495.59 tonnes | 178.61 tonnes | 656.23 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,213 tonnes | 452.96 tonnes | 2,197 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,086 tonnes | 3,306 tonnes | 4,989 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,156 tonnes | 2,759 tonnes | 17,430 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,990 tonnes | 6,038 tonnes | 15,354 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,284 tonnes | 6,214 tonnes | 10,415 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,432 tonnes | 8,912 tonnes | 12,956 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,075 tonnes | 13,080 tonnes | 16,034 tonnes | 3 |
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- Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania?
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania was 16,034 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17,430 tonnes in 1987.
- What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Mauritania rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.