Madagascar vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Madagascar
92.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
98.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
142nd
Mauritania rank
139th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 98.41 million tonnes against 92.97 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 5.44 million tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 million tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 4.98 million tonnes | 579,645 tonnes | 4.40 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 13.56 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 9.66 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 23.85 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | 12.23 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 34.24 million tonnes | 25.40 million tonnes | 8.83 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 49.37 million tonnes | 37.27 million tonnes | 12.09 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 67.68 million tonnes | 58.15 million tonnes | 9.53 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 86.84 million tonnes | 88.20 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 98.41 million tonnes against 92.97 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 5.44 million tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Madagascar ranks 142nd and Mauritania ranks 139th 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.