Mauritania vs Panama: Greenhouse gas emissions

Mauritania
18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Panama
21.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
131st
Panama rank
128th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Mauritania
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 21.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania, a difference of 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.

Mauritania ranks 131st and Panama ranks 128th of 199 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Panama Difference Ahead
1850s 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1860s 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1870s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1880s 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1890s 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1900s 804,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1910s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1920s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1930s 774,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1940s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1950s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1960s 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1970s 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1980s 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
1990s 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2000s 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2010s 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama
2020s 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mauritania or Panama?
Panama, at 21.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mauritania and Panama?
2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Mauritania ranks 131st and Panama ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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