Mauritania vs Sudan: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Mauritania
0.001 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sudan
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
88th
Sudan rank
91st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Mauritania
- Sudan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.001 tonnes per person against 0.0004 tonnes per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.4 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sudan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 88th and Sudan ranks 91st of 213 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Mauritania or Sudan?
- Mauritania, at 0.001 tonnes per person against 0.0004 tonnes per person in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Mauritania and Sudan?
- 0.0006 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Mauritania ranks 88th and Sudan ranks 91st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.