Lesotho vs Mauritania: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average

Lesotho
1.1 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
Mauritania rank
160th

Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.1 tonnes per person against 1.01 tonnes per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0869 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 160th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
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, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.