Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Mauritania
98.41 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
104.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
139th
New Caledonia rank
137th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Mauritania
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 104.37 million tonnes against 98.41 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 5.96 million tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 139th and New Caledonia ranks 137th of 215 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,976 tonnes | 868,200 tonnes | 835,224 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 579,645 tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 3.90 million tonnes | 15.15 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 11.62 million tonnes | 29.46 million tonnes | 17.84 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 25.40 million tonnes | 41.23 million tonnes | 15.83 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 37.27 million tonnes | 57.45 million tonnes | 20.18 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 58.15 million tonnes | 80.48 million tonnes | 22.33 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 88.20 million tonnes | 99.61 million tonnes | 11.41 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 104.37 million tonnes against 98.41 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 5.96 million tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mauritania ranks 139th and New Caledonia ranks 137th 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.