Mauritania vs Mauritius: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions

Mauritania
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
4.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
137th
Mauritius rank
139th

Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
02.0M4.0M6.0M196519942024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.24 million tonnes against 4.67 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 565,060 tonnes.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritania ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 209,581 tonnes 457,267 tonnes 247,686 tonnes Mauritius
1970s 499,770 tonnes 609,323 tonnes 109,554 tonnes Mauritius
1980s 1.42 million tonnes 719,976 tonnes 701,640 tonnes Mauritania
1990s 983,690 tonnes 1.85 million tonnes 861,868 tonnes Mauritius
2000s 1.48 million tonnes 3.27 million tonnes 1.79 million tonnes Mauritius
2010s 2.98 million tonnes 4.21 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes Mauritius
2020s 4.96 million tonnes 4.27 million tonnes 695,710 tonnes Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions, Mauritania or Mauritius?
Mauritania, at 5.24 million tonnes against 4.67 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions between Mauritania and Mauritius?
565,060 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
Mauritania ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 12,568 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.