Malta vs Mauritania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Malta
3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malta rank
127th
Mauritania rank
128th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Malta
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malta ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.2324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.1837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.1855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2000s | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malta |
| 2020s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Malta or Mauritania?
- Malta, at 3.54 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Malta and Mauritania?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Mauritania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Malta ranks 127th and Mauritania ranks 128th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.