Mauritania vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Mauritania
19.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
20.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
158th
Nigeria rank
155th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 20.25 tonnes per person against 19.32 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.93 tonnes per person.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 204 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5851 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 5.73 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.92 tonnes per person | 11.55 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 11.41 tonnes per person | 14.4 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per person | 17.25 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15.08 tonnes per person | 18.66 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 19.89 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 20.25 tonnes per person against 19.32 tonnes per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.93 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.