Botswana vs Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector

Botswana

40.32 kilograms per person

in 2023

Mauritania

41.81 kilograms per person

in 2023

Botswana rank

141st

Mauritania rank

140th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector over time

Mauritania currently reports 41.81 kilograms per person against 40.32 kilograms per person in Botswana, a difference of 1.49 kilograms per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 140th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,310 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.