Botswana vs Mauritania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Botswana
212,922 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
201,781 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
70th
Mauritania rank
73rd

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
-2.0M-1.0M01.0M2.0M3.0M196019922024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 212,922 tonnes against 201,781 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 11,141 tonnes.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 73rd of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 131,381 tonnes 22,507 tonnes 108,873 tonnes Botswana
1980s 128,731 tonnes 219,840 tonnes 91,109 tonnes Mauritania
1990s 92,941 tonnes -170,742 tonnes 263,683 tonnes Botswana
2000s 69,708 tonnes 91,676 tonnes 21,969 tonnes Mauritania
2010s 363,011 tonnes 260,098 tonnes 102,913 tonnes Botswana
2020s -4,790 tonnes 125,080 tonnes 129,870 tonnes Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 212,922 tonnes against 201,781 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Botswana and Mauritania?
11,141 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Botswana ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.