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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.