Eswatini vs Mauritania: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Eswatini
0.8405 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
163rd
Mauritania rank
160th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Eswatini
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1695 tonnes per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritania ahead.
Eswatini ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 160th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.3469 tonnes per person | 0.158 tonnes per person | 0.1888 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.7427 tonnes per person | 0.3947 tonnes per person | 0.348 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.5954 tonnes per person | 0.8108 tonnes per person | 0.2154 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.4357 tonnes per person | 0.5786 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.9816 tonnes per person | 0.502 tonnes per person | 0.4796 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.8849 tonnes per person | 0.7483 tonnes per person | 0.1366 tonnes per person | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.834 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.1832 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Eswatini or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.8405 tonnes per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Eswatini and Mauritania?
- 0.1695 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Mauritania rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 163rd and Mauritania ranks 160th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.