Cape Verde vs Mauritania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Cape Verde
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
145th
Mauritania rank
142nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Cape Verde
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.0897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.0809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.0664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.0714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.0866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.1079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.4344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.7236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0664 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, excluding land use and forestry, Cape Verde or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Mauritania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Cape Verde ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 142nd 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.