Mauritania vs Mauritius: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Mauritania
143.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
136.50 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
161st
Mauritius rank
162nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 143.66 million tonnes against 136.50 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 7.16 million tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 798,715 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 443,385 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 4.15 million tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 6.44 million tonnes | 7.22 million tonnes | 778,145 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 21.46 million tonnes | 13.72 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 53.04 million tonnes | 26.72 million tonnes | 26.32 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 73.38 million tonnes | 53.98 million tonnes | 19.40 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 100.32 million tonnes | 94.47 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 132.74 million tonnes | 127.53 million tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 143.66 million tonnes against 136.50 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 7.16 million tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 162nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.