Mauritania vs Tunisia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Mauritania
3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
127th
Tunisia rank
125th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 127th and Tunisia ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 17 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Mauritania or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 3.55 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 Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 127th and Tunisia ranks 125th 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.