Mauritania vs Syria: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Mauritania
1.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Syria
1.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
162nd
Syria rank
164th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Mauritania
  • Syria
0246193119772024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.08 tonnes per person against 1.03 tonnes per person in Syria, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Syria ahead.

Mauritania ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 164th of 194 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 0.9939 tonnes per person 5.9 tonnes per person 4.91 tonnes per person Syria
1960s 0.6624 tonnes per person 2.23 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person Syria
1970s 0.0089 tonnes per person 1.28 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Syria
1980s 1.86 tonnes per person 2.61 tonnes per person 0.7493 tonnes per person Syria
1990s 1.03 tonnes per person 3.06 tonnes per person 2.02 tonnes per person Syria
2000s 0.7474 tonnes per person 2.99 tonnes per person 2.25 tonnes per person Syria
2010s 0.8336 tonnes per person 1.88 tonnes per person 1.04 tonnes per person Syria
2020s 1.08 tonnes per person 1.17 tonnes per person 0.0897 tonnes per person Syria

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 Syria?
Mauritania, at 1.08 tonnes per person against 1.03 tonnes per person in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mauritania and Syria?
0.05 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Syria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Mauritania ranks 162nd and Syria ranks 164th 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

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.