Gambia vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Gambia
26.8 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania
27.79 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
183rd
Mauritania rank
182nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 27.79 tonnes per person against 26.8 tonnes per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.99 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 14.45 tonnes per person 4.31 tonnes per person 10.13 tonnes per person Gambia
1970s 22.29 tonnes per person 5.15 tonnes per person 17.14 tonnes per person Gambia
1980s 24.89 tonnes per person 12.38 tonnes per person 12.51 tonnes per person Gambia
1990s 20.76 tonnes per person 23.42 tonnes per person 2.66 tonnes per person Mauritania
2000s 23.6 tonnes per person 25.1 tonnes per person 1.5 tonnes per person Mauritania
2010s 28.78 tonnes per person 25.6 tonnes per person 3.18 tonnes per person Gambia
2020s 27.22 tonnes per person 27.18 tonnes per person 0.035 tonnes per person Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Gambia or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 27.79 tonnes per person against 26.8 tonnes per person in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Gambia and Mauritania?
0.99 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Gambia ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 182nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.