Brunei vs Mauritania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Brunei
841,401 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
367,976 tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
95th
Mauritania rank
98th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Brunei
- Mauritania
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 841,401 tonnes against 367,976 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 473,425 tonnes.
That makes Brunei's figure about 2.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Brunei ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 17 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 55,748 tonnes | 37,710 tonnes | 18,038 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1860s | 49,698 tonnes | 15,803 tonnes | 33,896 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1870s | 77,237 tonnes | 28,429 tonnes | 48,808 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1880s | 151,100 tonnes | 31,203 tonnes | 119,897 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1890s | 150,074 tonnes | -103,885 tonnes | 253,959 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1900s | 284,510 tonnes | -128,306 tonnes | 412,816 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1910s | 470,945 tonnes | -112,525 tonnes | 583,470 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1920s | 419,612 tonnes | 175,740 tonnes | 243,872 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1930s | 585,192 tonnes | 336,846 tonnes | 248,346 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1940s | 666,210 tonnes | 511,582 tonnes | 154,628 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1950s | 771,763 tonnes | 679,185 tonnes | 92,578 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1960s | 674,378 tonnes | 478,244 tonnes | 196,134 tonnes | Brunei |
| 1970s | 640,035 tonnes | -468,938 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 1980s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 381,279 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.36 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 58,896 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1.06 million tonnes | 716,800 tonnes | 339,674 tonnes | Brunei |
| 2010s | 1.40 million tonnes | 323,282 tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Brunei |
| 2020s | 771,712 tonnes | 329,196 tonnes | 442,516 tonnes | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brunei or Mauritania?
- Brunei, at 841,401 tonnes against 367,976 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brunei and Mauritania?
- 473,425 tonnes, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Mauritania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Brunei ranks 95th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.