Mauritania vs New Caledonia: Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Mauritania
5.24 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
5.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritania rank
137th
New Caledonia rank
136th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Mauritania
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 5.29 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 47,960 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 136th of 215 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32,976 tonnes | 589,904 tonnes | 556,928 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 139,965 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 499,770 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 23,485 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 983,690 tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 881,384 tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 1.48 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 2.98 million tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 4.96 million tonnes | 5.02 million tonnes | 58,396 tonnes | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions, Mauritania or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 5.29 million tonnes against 5.24 million tonnes in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions between Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 47,960 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Caledonia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and New Caledonia rank globally for territorial and consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 136th 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.