Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Mauritania
19.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
19.83 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.83 tonnes per person against 19.32 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Mauritania ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5851 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.5369 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.89 tonnes per person | 0.7959 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 6.92 tonnes per person | 8.39 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 11.41 tonnes per person | 11.11 tonnes per person | 0.3021 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per person | 13.13 tonnes per person | 0.2234 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.08 tonnes per person | 16.01 tonnes per person | 0.9304 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 18.91 tonnes per person | 0.5733 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.83 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0.51 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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.