Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Mauritania
0.2%
in 2100
Sierra Leone
0.2%
in 2100
Mauritania rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
87th

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sierra Leone
00.050.10.15100015502100

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 234 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 19 and Sierra Leone in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1400s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1500s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1600s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1700s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1710s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1720s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1730s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Mauritania
1740s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1750s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1760s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1770s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1780s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1790s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mauritania
1800s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1810s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1820s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1830s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1840s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1850s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1860s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1870s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1880s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1890s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1900s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1910s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1920s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1930s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1940s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1950s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sierra Leone
1960s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1970s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2030s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2040s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2050s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2060s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2070s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2080s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2090s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Mauritania
2100s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
Mauritania, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sierra Leone as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
Mauritania ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.