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.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritania
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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.

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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More energy & mining data for Mauritania

Fuel imports 34.7% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 33.7% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 0.5% (2024)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.5% (2023)
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2023)

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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

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.