Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Mauritania
19.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
19.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.83 tonnes per person against 19.32 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5851 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.5369 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | 0.7959 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.92 tonnes per person | 8.39 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.41 tonnes per person | 11.11 tonnes per person | 0.3021 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per person | 13.13 tonnes per person | 0.2234 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.08 tonnes per person | 16.01 tonnes per person | 0.9304 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 18.91 tonnes per person | 0.5733 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.83 tonnes per person against 19.32 tonnes per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.51 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.