Mauritania vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Mauritania
55.67 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
128.54 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
171st
Qatar rank
168th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 128.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 55.67 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 72.87 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Qatar's figure about 2.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 171st and Qatar ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 15.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 9.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 22.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 1990s | 39.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 63.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.68 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2000s | 48.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.84 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2010s | 53.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 108.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 54.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
| 2020s | 55.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 126.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 70.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Qatar |
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, Mauritania or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 128.54 tonnes per square kilometre against 55.67 tonnes per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Qatar?
- 72.87 tonnes per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Qatar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 171st and Qatar ranks 168th 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.