Bulgaria vs Mauritania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Bulgaria
464.99 kilograms per person
in 2023
Mauritania
571.43 kilograms per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
29th
Mauritania rank
26th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Mauritania
200400600800199020062023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 571.43 kilograms per person against 464.99 kilograms per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 106.44 kilograms per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 366.54 kilograms per person 778.79 kilograms per person 412.24 kilograms per person Mauritania
2000s 331.97 kilograms per person 788.74 kilograms per person 456.76 kilograms per person Mauritania
2010s 426.16 kilograms per person 669.02 kilograms per person 242.87 kilograms per person Mauritania
2020s 468.02 kilograms per person 590.07 kilograms per person 122.05 kilograms per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector, Bulgaria or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 571.43 kilograms per person against 464.99 kilograms per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector between Bulgaria and Mauritania?
106.44 kilograms per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mauritania?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Mauritania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.