Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Mauritania
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
5.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
137th
New Caledonia rank
136th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

  • Mauritania
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 5.29 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 47,960 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 136th of 215 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 32,976 tonnes 589,904 tonnes 556,928 tonnes New Caledonia
1960s 139,965 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 1.02 million tonnes New Caledonia
1970s 499,770 tonnes 2.21 million tonnes 1.71 million tonnes New Caledonia
1980s 1.42 million tonnes 1.45 million tonnes 23,485 tonnes New Caledonia
1990s 983,690 tonnes 1.87 million tonnes 881,384 tonnes New Caledonia
2000s 1.48 million tonnes 2.61 million tonnes 1.13 million tonnes New Caledonia
2010s 2.98 million tonnes 4.76 million tonnes 1.78 million tonnes New Caledonia
2020s 4.96 million tonnes 5.02 million tonnes 58,396 tonnes New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 5.29 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
47,960 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
Mauritania ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 136th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.