Mauritania vs South Africa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Mauritania
0.0712 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
99th
South Africa rank
100th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0712 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0116 tonnes per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1850s 0.129 tonnes per person 0.9752 tonnes per person 0.8461 tonnes per person South Africa
1860s 0.0524 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person 1.48 tonnes per person South Africa
1870s 0.0906 tonnes per person 5.08 tonnes per person 4.99 tonnes per person South Africa
1880s 0.0951 tonnes per person 3.73 tonnes per person 3.63 tonnes per person South Africa
1890s -0.2971 tonnes per person 4.87 tonnes per person 5.17 tonnes per person South Africa
1900s -0.3451 tonnes per person 5.62 tonnes per person 5.97 tonnes per person South Africa
1910s -0.2823 tonnes per person 4.97 tonnes per person 5.25 tonnes per person South Africa
1920s 0.392 tonnes per person 4.93 tonnes per person 4.54 tonnes per person South Africa
1930s 0.6618 tonnes per person 4.54 tonnes per person 3.88 tonnes per person South Africa
1940s 0.8586 tonnes per person 5.99 tonnes per person 5.14 tonnes per person South Africa
1950s 0.9342 tonnes per person 6.15 tonnes per person 5.22 tonnes per person South Africa
1960s 0.5189 tonnes per person 4.04 tonnes per person 3.52 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s -0.3859 tonnes per person 2.87 tonnes per person 3.25 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 1.05 tonnes per person 2 tonnes per person 0.9504 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 0.599 tonnes per person 1.86 tonnes per person 1.26 tonnes per person South Africa
2000s 0.2454 tonnes per person 0.895 tonnes per person 0.6496 tonnes per person South Africa
2010s 0.0853 tonnes per person 0.1038 tonnes per person 0.0185 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.0673 tonnes per person 0.0557 tonnes per person 0.0117 tonnes per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Mauritania or South Africa?
Mauritania, at 0.0712 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Mauritania and South Africa?
0.0116 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Mauritania ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.