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