Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Burkina Faso
95.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
99.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Mauritania rank
147th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 99.86 million tonnes against 95.79 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 4.07 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41,448 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 8,472 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 518,501 tonnes | 580,377 tonnes | 61,876 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.02 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.12 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 12.36 million tonnes | 25.81 million tonnes | 13.45 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.23 million tonnes | 37.81 million tonnes | 15.59 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.02 million tonnes | 59.36 million tonnes | 14.34 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 82.92 million tonnes | 89.64 million tonnes | 6.73 million tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 99.86 million tonnes against 95.79 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 4.07 million tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.