Ecuador vs Mauritania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
128th
Mauritania rank
127th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 22.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Ecuador or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Ecuador and Mauritania?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Mauritania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.