Mauritania vs Mauritius: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Mauritania
98.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
96.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
139th
Mauritius rank
140th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 98.41 million tonnes against 96.02 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 2.40 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,976 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 579,645 tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.90 million tonnes | 7.84 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 11.62 million tonnes | 13.95 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 25.40 million tonnes | 25.63 million tonnes | 226,950 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 37.27 million tonnes | 46.35 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 58.15 million tonnes | 70.43 million tonnes | 12.28 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 88.20 million tonnes | 90.13 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 98.41 million tonnes against 96.02 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 2.40 million tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mauritania ranks 139th and Mauritius ranks 140th 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.