Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Mauritania
1.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.9014 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
161st
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1086 tonnes per person.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.041 tonnes per person | 0.2179 tonnes per person | 0.1769 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.1434 tonnes per person | 0.2552 tonnes per person | 0.1117 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.3947 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | 0.1507 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8108 tonnes per person | 0.2495 tonnes per person | 0.5613 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.4357 tonnes per person | 0.3347 tonnes per person | 0.101 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.502 tonnes per person | 0.5604 tonnes per person | 0.0584 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7483 tonnes per person | 0.8231 tonnes per person | 0.0748 tonnes per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.8725 tonnes per person | 0.1448 tonnes per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Mauritania, at 1.01 tonnes per person against 0.9014 tonnes per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1086 tonnes per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 161st 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.