Mauritania vs Mauritius: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Mauritania
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius
4.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
137th
Mauritius rank
139th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5.24 million tonnes against 4.67 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 565,060 tonnes.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,976 tonnes | 223,504 tonnes | 190,528 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 139,965 tonnes | 342,218 tonnes | 202,253 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 499,770 tonnes | 609,323 tonnes | 109,554 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.42 million tonnes | 719,976 tonnes | 701,640 tonnes | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 983,690 tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | 861,868 tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 2.98 million tonnes | 4.21 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.96 million tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | 695,710 tonnes | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 5.24 million tonnes against 4.67 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 565,060 tonnes, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 137th and Mauritius ranks 139th 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.