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
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M195019872024

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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.