Maldives vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Maldives
29.51 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
55.67 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
173rd
Mauritania rank
171st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Maldives
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 55.67 tonnes per square kilometre against 29.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives, a difference of 26.16 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Maldives ranks 173rd and Mauritania ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1970s | 20.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.67 tonnes per square kilometre | Maldives |
| 1980s | 21.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 21.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.22 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 24.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 28.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.73 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 29.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Maldives or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 55.67 tonnes per square kilometre against 29.51 tonnes per square kilometre in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Maldives and Mauritania?
- 26.16 tonnes per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Maldives ranks 173rd and Mauritania ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.