Mauritania vs Saudi Arabia: Co2 intensity

Mauritania
0.3361
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.3657
in 2022
Mauritania rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
28th

Co2 intensity over time

  • Mauritania
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.3657 against 0.3361 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0296.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0348 0.0729 0.038 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.0898 0.2373 0.1475 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.2212 0.6937 0.4725 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.517 0.8874 0.3704 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.2631 0.7454 0.4823 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.2203 0.5605 0.3403 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.2437 0.4082 0.1645 Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.326 0.3951 0.0691 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 intensity, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.3657 against 0.3361 in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in co2 intensity between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
0.0296, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for co2 intensity?
Mauritania ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Co2 intensity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed