Mauritania vs Trinidad and Tobago: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mauritania
57.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
64.88 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
150th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
148th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mauritania
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 64.88 million tonnes against 57.75 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 7.13 million tonnes.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 150th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th of 197 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 240,820 tonnes | 4.85 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1860s | 472,737 tonnes | 12.99 million tonnes | 12.52 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1870s | 681,123 tonnes | 25.18 million tonnes | 24.50 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1880s | 991,540 tonnes | 41.43 million tonnes | 40.44 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1890s | 681,834 tonnes | 54.33 million tonnes | 53.65 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1900s | -640,112 tonnes | 70.86 million tonnes | 71.50 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1910s | -1.81 million tonnes | 89.99 million tonnes | 91.80 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1920s | -1.59 million tonnes | 98.58 million tonnes | 100.17 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1930s | 1.23 million tonnes | 100.69 million tonnes | 99.47 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1940s | 5.52 million tonnes | 106.66 million tonnes | 101.14 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1950s | 11.49 million tonnes | 110.83 million tonnes | 99.34 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 17.52 million tonnes | 99.42 million tonnes | 81.90 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 16.39 million tonnes | 95.00 million tonnes | 78.61 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 23.53 million tonnes | 87.49 million tonnes | 63.97 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 41.19 million tonnes | 82.20 million tonnes | 41.01 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 49.52 million tonnes | 74.31 million tonnes | 24.79 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 54.91 million tonnes | 67.46 million tonnes | 12.55 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 57.05 million tonnes | 65.24 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mauritania or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 64.88 million tonnes against 57.75 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 7.13 million tonnes, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 150th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 148th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.