Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
161st
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1086 tonnes per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.2179 tonnes per person | 0.1769 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 0.1117 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3947 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | 0.1507 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8108 tonnes per person | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 0.5613 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4357 tonnes per person | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.101 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.502 tonnes per person | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.0584 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7483 tonnes per person | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.0748 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.1448 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Mauritania, at 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1086 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st 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. GDP 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.