Malta vs Mauritania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malta
99.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
98.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Malta rank
138th
Mauritania rank
139th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malta
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 99.10 million tonnes against 98.41 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 685,900 tonnes.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.63 million tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1960s | 4.80 million tonnes | 579,645 tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1970s | 11.22 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1980s | 20.91 million tonnes | 11.62 million tonnes | 9.29 million tonnes | Malta |
| 1990s | 37.75 million tonnes | 25.40 million tonnes | 12.34 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2000s | 63.52 million tonnes | 37.27 million tonnes | 26.25 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2010s | 87.95 million tonnes | 58.15 million tonnes | 29.80 million tonnes | Malta |
| 2020s | 97.12 million tonnes | 88.20 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malta or Mauritania?
- Malta, at 99.10 million tonnes against 98.41 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malta and Mauritania?
- 685,900 tonnes, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Mauritania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malta ranks 138th 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.