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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.