Mali vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Mali
100.20 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
99.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali rank
146th
Mauritania rank
147th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 100.20 million tonnes against 99.86 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 332,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 146th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47,632 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | Mali |
| 1960s | 911,970 tonnes | 580,377 tonnes | 331,593 tonnes | Mali |
| 1970s | 3.27 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 730,434 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7.08 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 11.77 million tonnes | 25.81 million tonnes | 14.04 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.34 million tonnes | 37.81 million tonnes | 15.47 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 46.14 million tonnes | 59.36 million tonnes | 13.22 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 86.28 million tonnes | 89.64 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mali, at 100.20 million tonnes against 99.86 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Mali and Mauritania?
- 332,700 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Mali ranks 146th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.