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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.