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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 11,145 data points, 1961–2023
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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.