Algeria vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Algeria
0.3236 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mauritania
0.3361 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Algeria rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
31st

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ in Algeria, a difference of 0.0125 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 31st of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1664 kilograms per international-$ 0.0348 kilograms per international-$ 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
1960s 0.2051 kilograms per international-$ 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
1970s 0.5249 kilograms per international-$ 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ 0.3037 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
1980s 0.5954 kilograms per international-$ 0.517 kilograms per international-$ 0.0784 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
1990s 0.6071 kilograms per international-$ 0.2631 kilograms per international-$ 0.344 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
2000s 0.3283 kilograms per international-$ 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ 0.1081 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
2010s 0.2818 kilograms per international-$ 0.2437 kilograms per international-$ 0.0381 kilograms per international-$ Algeria
2020s 0.3146 kilograms per international-$ 0.326 kilograms per international-$ 0.0114 kilograms per international-$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Algeria or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Algeria and Mauritania?
0.0125 kilograms per international-$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 31st of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).