Which has higher co2 land use, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 471,923 against 367,976 in Mauritania as of 2024.

What is the difference in co2 land use between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?

103,947, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania

367,976

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

471,923

in 2024

Mauritania rank

98th

Saudi Arabia rank

97th

Saudi Arabia currently reports 471,923 against 367,976 in Mauritania, a difference of 103,947.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Decade	Mauritania	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1850s	37,710	-266,699	304,409	Mauritania
1860s	15,803	-310,975	326,778	Mauritania
1870s	28,429	-287,606	316,035	Mauritania
1880s	31,203	-278,610	309,813	Mauritania
1890s	-103,885	-305,922	202,037	Mauritania
1900s	-128,306	-353,800	225,494	Mauritania
1910s	-112,525	-545,357	432,832	Mauritania
1920s	175,740	-452,002	627,742	Mauritania
1930s	336,846	-397,295	734,141	Mauritania
1940s	511,582	-459,165	970,748	Mauritania
1950s	679,185	591,912	87,273	Mauritania
1960s	478,244	1.17 million	687,656	Saudi Arabia
1970s	-468,938	3.07 million	3.54 million	Saudi Arabia
1980s	1.79 million	8.63 million	6.84 million	Saudi Arabia
1990s	1.30 million	4.44 million	3.14 million	Saudi Arabia
2000s	716,800	1.10 million	378,298	Saudi Arabia
2010s	323,282	118,875	204,407	Mauritania
2020s	329,196	213,215	115,981	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher co2 land use, Mauritania or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 471,923 against 367,976 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use between Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?: 103,947, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Saudi Arabia?: 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for co2 land use?: Mauritania ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.