Lebanon vs Mauritania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Lebanon
3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Lebanon rank
124th
Mauritania rank
127th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Lebanon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lebanon ranks 124th and Mauritania ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.4774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.6891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.5345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.4148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.2839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.4848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.6546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.7326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Lebanon or Mauritania?
- Lebanon, at 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Mauritania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Lebanon ranks 124th 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.