Iceland vs Mauritania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Iceland
355,921 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
367,976 tonnes
in 2024
Iceland rank
99th
Mauritania rank
98th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Iceland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 367,976 tonnes against 355,921 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 12,055 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 98th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 15 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 million tonnes | 37,710 tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1860s | 1.08 million tonnes | 15,803 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1870s | 879,532 tonnes | 28,429 tonnes | 851,103 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1880s | 723,058 tonnes | 31,203 tonnes | 691,855 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1890s | 541,411 tonnes | -103,885 tonnes | 645,296 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1900s | 322,033 tonnes | -128,306 tonnes | 450,339 tonnes | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.53 million tonnes | -112,525 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.90 million tonnes | 175,740 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2.18 million tonnes | 336,846 tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1940s | 2.14 million tonnes | 511,582 tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1950s | 3.75 million tonnes | 679,185 tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.08 million tonnes | 478,244 tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1970s | 581,096 tonnes | -468,938 tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Iceland |
| 1980s | 289,863 tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 244,312 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 190,502 tonnes | 716,800 tonnes | 526,297 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 393,964 tonnes | 323,282 tonnes | 70,682 tonnes | Iceland |
| 2020s | 336,531 tonnes | 329,196 tonnes | 7,335 tonnes | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Iceland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 367,976 tonnes against 355,921 tonnes in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Iceland and Mauritania?
- 12,055 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Iceland ranks 99th 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.