Gambia vs Mauritania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Gambia
313,455 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
367,976 tonnes
in 2024
Gambia rank
100th
Mauritania rank
98th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 367,976 tonnes against 313,455 tonnes in Gambia, a difference of 54,521 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 100th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 13 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 252,424 tonnes | 37,710 tonnes | 214,714 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1860s | 267,611 tonnes | 15,803 tonnes | 251,808 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1870s | 449,529 tonnes | 28,429 tonnes | 421,100 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1880s | 471,912 tonnes | 31,203 tonnes | 440,710 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1890s | 329,247 tonnes | -103,885 tonnes | 433,133 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1900s | 187,725 tonnes | -128,306 tonnes | 316,031 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1910s | 69,407 tonnes | -112,525 tonnes | 181,932 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1920s | 606,725 tonnes | 175,740 tonnes | 430,985 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1930s | 636,272 tonnes | 336,846 tonnes | 299,426 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1940s | 261,206 tonnes | 511,582 tonnes | 250,376 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 402,022 tonnes | 679,185 tonnes | 277,163 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 421,503 tonnes | 478,244 tonnes | 56,741 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 710,057 tonnes | -468,938 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 1980s | 513,400 tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 458,344 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 844,927 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.02 million tonnes | 716,800 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 933,037 tonnes | 323,282 tonnes | 609,756 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2020s | 341,734 tonnes | 329,196 tonnes | 12,538 tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 367,976 tonnes against 313,455 tonnes in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 54,521 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Gambia ranks 100th 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.