Mauritania vs Zambia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Mauritania
201,781 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
212,572 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
73rd
Zambia rank
71st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 212,572 tonnes against 201,781 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 10,791 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,182 tonnes | -29,692 tonnes | 53,874 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 32,976 tonnes | -67,442 tonnes | 100,418 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 219,840 tonnes | -102,646 tonnes | 322,486 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -170,742 tonnes | -79,240 tonnes | 91,502 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2000s | 91,676 tonnes | 116,228 tonnes | 24,552 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 260,098 tonnes | 590,645 tonnes | 330,546 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 125,080 tonnes | 639,392 tonnes | 514,312 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Mauritania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 212,572 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 Zambia?
- 10,791 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st 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.