High income vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- High income
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.3415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6137 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4345 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | High income |
| 1980s | 0.4748 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | High income |
| 1990s | 0.4573 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1875 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3726 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.3043 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1854 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2456 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.6139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3684 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, High income or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.2312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between High income and Mauritania?
- 0.3415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Mauritania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do High income and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- High income ranks 42nd and Mauritania ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- 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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About this data
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$.