Guinea vs Mauritania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Guinea
151,158 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
201,781 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
76th
Mauritania rank
73rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Guinea
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 201,781 tonnes against 151,158 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 50,623 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 76th and Mauritania ranks 73rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,990 tonnes | 24,182 tonnes | 34,808 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 19,786 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 13,190 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 9,893 tonnes | 219,840 tonnes | 209,947 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 34,075 tonnes | -170,742 tonnes | 204,817 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 70,715 tonnes | 91,676 tonnes | 20,961 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 201,202 tonnes | 260,098 tonnes | 58,896 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | -15,596 tonnes | 125,080 tonnes | 140,676 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 201,781 tonnes against 151,158 tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Guinea and Mauritania?
- 50,623 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Guinea ranks 76th 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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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.