Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Mauritania
1.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1.13 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
162nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
159th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.08 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9939 tonnes per person | -4.12 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.6624 tonnes per person | -3.3 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -1.59 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.86 tonnes per person | -1.07 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.4488 tonnes per person | 0.5859 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.7474 tonnes per person | 0.4449 tonnes per person | 0.3026 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.8336 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 0.6711 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.0782 tonnes per person | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 1.13 tonnes per person against 1.08 tonnes per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.05 tonnes per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mauritania ranks 162nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 159th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.