Gabon vs Mauritania: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Gabon
5.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon rank
134th
Mauritania rank
137th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 5.40 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 160,110 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gabon ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21,984 tonnes | 32,976 tonnes | 10,992 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 564,988 tonnes | 139,965 tonnes | 425,023 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1970s | 5.01 million tonnes | 499,770 tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 5.66 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 5.25 million tonnes | 983,690 tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 5.95 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2010s | 5.49 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5.54 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes | 571,998 tonnes | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Gabon, at 5.40 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 160,110 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Gabon ranks 134th and Mauritania ranks 137th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.