Mali vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Mali
94.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
98.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali rank
141st
Mauritania rank
139th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 98.41 million tonnes against 94.60 million tonnes in Mali, a difference of 3.81 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47,632 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 14,656 tonnes | Mali |
| 1960s | 911,970 tonnes | 579,645 tonnes | 332,325 tonnes | Mali |
| 1970s | 3.21 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 685,045 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.88 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 11.48 million tonnes | 25.40 million tonnes | 13.92 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 22.03 million tonnes | 37.27 million tonnes | 15.24 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.14 million tonnes | 58.15 million tonnes | 13.01 million tonnes | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 82.07 million tonnes | 88.20 million tonnes | 6.12 million tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 98.41 million tonnes against 94.60 million tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mali and Mauritania?
- 3.81 million tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mali ranks 141st 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.