Mauritania vs Sweden: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Mauritania
0.001 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.0012 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
88th
Sweden rank
87th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Mauritania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.0012 tonnes per person against 0.001 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 87th of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | 0.0387 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.0505 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0782 tonnes per person | 0.0612 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Mauritania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.0012 tonnes per person against 0.001 tonnes per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Mauritania and Sweden?
- 0.0002 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Mauritania ranks 88th and Sweden ranks 87th 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.