Mauritania vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Mauritania
19.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
17.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
158th
Yemen rank
160th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 19.32 tonnes per person against 17.45 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 1.87 tonnes per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.
Mauritania ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 160th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5851 tonnes per person | 5.96 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 5.96 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.92 tonnes per person | 10.43 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 11.41 tonnes per person | 12.9 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 12.9 tonnes per person | 16.36 tonnes per person | 3.46 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 15.08 tonnes per person | 19.22 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 18.34 tonnes per person | 17.97 tonnes per person | 0.3692 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Mauritania, at 19.32 tonnes per person against 17.45 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 1.87 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 160th 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.