Greece vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Greece
424,035 tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
1.01 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
101st
Mauritania rank
100th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Greece
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.01 million tonnes against 424,035 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 589,605 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 100th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236,822 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 236,822 tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 318,450 tonnes | 105,259 tonnes | 213,191 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 373,132 tonnes | 774,846 tonnes | 401,714 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 418,191 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 591,209 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Greece or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.01 million tonnes against 424,035 tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Greece and Mauritania?
- 589,605 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Greece ranks 101st 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.