Mauritania vs Syria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritania
1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Syria rank
141st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritania
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1860s | 0.3123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1870s | 0.3258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.3197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.2938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1910s | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.2923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.4101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.6552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.8363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.9604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
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 Syria?
- Syria, at 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritania and Syria?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Syria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 141st 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.