Mauritania vs OECD members: Carbon intensity of GDP

Mauritania
0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
OECD members
0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania rank
42nd
OECD members rank
44th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • OECD members
0.20.40.60.8197019972024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3782 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.9 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was OECD members ahead.

Mauritania ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 44th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.609 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4297 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP OECD members
1980s 0.2257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4635 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP OECD members
1990s 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.401 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2438 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
2000s 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3342 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
2010s 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.268 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2217 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.6139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2094 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4045 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, Mauritania or OECD members?
Mauritania, at 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Mauritania and OECD members?
0.3782 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and OECD members rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 42nd and OECD members ranks 44th 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$.