Benin vs Mauritania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Benin
0.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0%
in 2024
Benin rank
116th
Mauritania rank
114th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Benin
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 114th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Benin or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Benin and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Benin ranks 116th and Mauritania ranks 114th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.