Cuba vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Cuba
1.05 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
1.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
99th
Mauritania rank
100th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Cuba
- Mauritania
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.05 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 40,930 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 105,259 tonnes | 105,259 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 368,118 tonnes | 774,846 tonnes | 406,728 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 864,844 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 144,556 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Cuba or Mauritania?
- Cuba, at 1.05 million tonnes against 1.01 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Cuba and Mauritania?
- 40,930 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mauritania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 100th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.