Egypt vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity of GDP

Egypt
0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania
0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Egypt rank
39th
Mauritania rank
42nd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5699 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
1980s 0.7865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5608 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.7651 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2000s 0.7793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4037 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2010s 0.7203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2306 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Egypt
2020s 0.5946 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0193 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Egypt or Mauritania?
Egypt, at 0.6048 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Egypt and Mauritania?
0.0321 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Egypt ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.