Mauritania vs Namibia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Mauritania
18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
131st
Namibia rank
133rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia, a difference of 445,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 131st and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Namibia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 943,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 653,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 802,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 691,336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 714,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 804,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 167,483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 774,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 988,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1980s | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 841,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 17.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 445,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Mauritania ranks 131st and Namibia ranks 133rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.