Egypt vs Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil

Egypt
0.9694 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
139th
Mauritania rank
136th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
00.511.52191119672024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9694 tonnes per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0406 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 136th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 0.4429 tonnes per person 0.041 tonnes per person 0.4018 tonnes per person Egypt
1960s 0.6321 tonnes per person 0.1428 tonnes per person 0.4893 tonnes per person Egypt
1970s 0.616 tonnes per person 0.3811 tonnes per person 0.2349 tonnes per person Egypt
1980s 1.01 tonnes per person 0.8011 tonnes per person 0.2044 tonnes per person Egypt
1990s 0.945 tonnes per person 0.4311 tonnes per person 0.5139 tonnes per person Egypt
2000s 0.9894 tonnes per person 0.4903 tonnes per person 0.4991 tonnes per person Egypt
2010s 1.05 tonnes per person 0.7312 tonnes per person 0.3234 tonnes per person Egypt
2020s 0.9417 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person 0.0754 tonnes per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Egypt or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9694 tonnes per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Egypt and Mauritania?
0.0406 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
Egypt ranks 139th and Mauritania ranks 136th 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.