Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania stood at 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania peaked at 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Mauritania 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 59 Morocco 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Benin 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Bolivia 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Bulgaria 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Nepal 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Aruba 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5389 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -21.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3935 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 37.85 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Mauritania was 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.