Mauritania vs Moldova: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritania
7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova
7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
142nd
Moldova rank
143rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritania
- Moldova
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Moldova, a difference of 68,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Mauritania ranks 142nd and Moldova ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 80,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 187,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1860s | 94,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 307,142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1870s | 102,099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 399,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1880s | 104,917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 463,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1890s | 107,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 757,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1900s | 109,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1910s | 114,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1920s | 128,671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1930s | 147,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1940s | 172,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1950s | 214,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1960s | 389,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1970s | 828,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2010s | 4.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2020s | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mauritania or Moldova?
- Mauritania, at 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritania and Moldova?
- 68,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Moldova rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritania ranks 142nd and Moldova ranks 143rd 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.