Mauritania vs Suriname: Carbon intensity of GDP

Mauritania
0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Suriname
0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mauritania rank
42nd
Suriname rank
43rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Mauritania
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Suriname, a difference of 0.0123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Suriname ahead.

Mauritania ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 43rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1793 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2953 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1161 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Suriname
1980s 0.2257 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1958 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0299 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
1990s 0.6448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1906 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
2000s 0.3756 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3947 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0191 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Suriname
2010s 0.4897 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4716 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0181 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.6139 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5964 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0175 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 Suriname?
Mauritania, at 0.5727 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.5604 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Mauritania and Suriname?
0.0123 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Suriname?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Suriname rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Mauritania ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 43rd 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$.