Mauritania vs Niger: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Mauritania
5.44 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Niger
7.52 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Mauritania rank
188th
Niger rank
186th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 7.52 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 188th and Niger ranks 186th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5791 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0299 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.14 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.89 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 7.52 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.44 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 188th and Niger ranks 186th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.