Mauritania vs Samoa: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritania
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Samoa
1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Samoa rank
144th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa, 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.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 14 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 1960s | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.9604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0266 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, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 144th 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.