Mauritania vs Slovenia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Mauritania
18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovenia
18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
131st
Slovenia rank
132nd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Mauritania
  • Slovenia
010.0M20.0M30.0M185019372024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovenia, a difference of 92,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

Mauritania ranks 131st and Slovenia ranks 132nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Slovenia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 257,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mauritania
1860s 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 143,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1870s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 627,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1880s 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1890s 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1900s 804,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1910s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1920s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1930s 774,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1940s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1950s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1960s 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1970s 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1980s 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
1990s 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
2000s 12.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
2010s 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia
2020s 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mauritania or Slovenia?
Mauritania, at 18.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mauritania and Slovenia?
92,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Slovenia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Slovenia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Mauritania ranks 131st and Slovenia ranks 132nd 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.

Individual pages

About this data

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.