Luxembourg vs Mauritania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Luxembourg
7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
141st
Mauritania rank
142nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Luxembourg
- Mauritania
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania, a difference of 27,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 141st and Mauritania ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 8 and Mauritania in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 49,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 49,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 51,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 49,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 49,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 52,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 55,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 59,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 62,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 96,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 9.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 12.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 13.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 828,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 10.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 7.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Luxembourg or Mauritania?
- Luxembourg, at 7.22 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 Luxembourg and Mauritania?
- 27,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Mauritania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Luxembourg ranks 141st 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.