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
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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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.