Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Mauritania
201,781 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
202,047 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
73rd
Nicaragua rank
72nd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 202,047 tonnes against 201,781 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 266 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mauritania ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | 80,578 tonnes | 56,396 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 32,976 tonnes | 42,349 tonnes | 9,373 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 219,840 tonnes | -24,156 tonnes | 243,996 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -170,742 tonnes | 212,251 tonnes | 382,994 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 91,676 tonnes | 84,207 tonnes | 7,469 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 260,098 tonnes | 77,598 tonnes | 182,500 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 125,080 tonnes | 84,447 tonnes | 40,632 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 202,047 tonnes against 201,781 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 266 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 72nd 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.