Benin vs Mauritania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Mauritania rank
104th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania, a difference of 21,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Benin ranks 103rd and Mauritania ranks 104th of 201 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 86,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 216,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 246,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 369,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 250,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 394,484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 617,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 485,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 123,561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Benin or Mauritania?
- Benin, at 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Benin and Mauritania?
- 21,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Mauritania ranks 104th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.