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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.