Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bahamas or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 436,422 tonnes against 278,904 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2000.

What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bahamas and Mauritania?

157,518 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mauritania?

31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2000.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Bahamas

278,904 tonnes

in 2024

Mauritania

436,422 tonnes

in 2000

Bahamas rank

144th

Mauritania rank

142nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Bahamas
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 436,422 tonnes against 278,904 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 157,518 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.6 times Bahamas's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 179 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20,152 tonnes	106,748 tonnes	86,596 tonnes	Mauritania
1980s	118,347 tonnes	266,326 tonnes	147,979 tonnes	Mauritania
1990s	155,739 tonnes	406,342 tonnes	250,603 tonnes	Mauritania
2000s	175,901 tonnes	436,422 tonnes	260,521 tonnes	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Bahamas or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 436,422 tonnes against 278,904 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2000.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Bahamas and Mauritania?: 157,518 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mauritania?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2000.
How do Bahamas and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?: Bahamas ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.