Guyana vs Mauritania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Guyana
7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guyana rank
140th
Mauritania rank
142nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Guyana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania, a difference of 84,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 15 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1850s 158,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1860s 179,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 94,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1870s 206,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 102,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 104,429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1880s 237,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 104,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 132,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1890s 266,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1900s 294,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1910s 322,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 114,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1920s 367,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 238,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1930s 427,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 280,076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1940s 347,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 172,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 174,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1950s 661,453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 214,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 447,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1960s 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 389,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 911,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1970s 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 828,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1980s 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 158,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
1990s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Guyana
2000s 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 517,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mauritania
2010s 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mauritania
2020s 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Guyana or Mauritania?
Guyana, at 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Guyana and Mauritania?
84,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Mauritania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Guyana ranks 140th and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.