Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.97 tonnes in Mauritania and 0.77 tonnes in Senegal, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 0.2 tonnes, or 1.26 times that in Senegal.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Mauritania has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Senegal.
- In 2024, Mauritania ranked 140 and Senegal ranked 148 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.96 | 0.76 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 1.03 | 0.82 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.93 | 0.76 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 1.01 | 0.64 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.67 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 1.02 | 0.67 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.66 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 0.63 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.7 | 0.59 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.7 | 0.55 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.66 | 0.53 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.99 | 0.42 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.99 | 0.39 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.99 | 0.35 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.03 | 0.33 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 1.06 | 0.31 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 1.05 | 0.3 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 1.04 | 0.3 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 1.1 | 0.32 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.45 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.47 | 0.3 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.45 | 0.3 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.33 | 0.38 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.3 | 0.35 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.3 | 0.33 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMauritania: 6.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMauritania: $315M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMauritania: 21,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024