Malta vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Malta
111.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
99.86 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
144th
Mauritania rank
147th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Malta
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 111.22 million tonnes against 99.86 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 11.36 million tonnes.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 144th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 215 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.95 million tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 5.15 million tonnes | 580,377 tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 11.61 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 7.61 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 22.28 million tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | 10.40 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 43.55 million tonnes | 25.81 million tonnes | 17.74 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 69.95 million tonnes | 37.81 million tonnes | 32.13 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 94.76 million tonnes | 59.36 million tonnes | 35.40 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 107.75 million tonnes | 89.64 million tonnes | 18.10 million tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Malta or Mauritania?
- Malta, at 111.22 million tonnes against 99.86 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Malta and Mauritania?
- 11.36 million tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Malta ranks 144th 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.