Denmark vs Mauritania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Denmark

618.68 kilograms per person

in 2023

Mauritania

571.43 kilograms per person

in 2023

Denmark rank

23rd

Mauritania rank

26th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

Denmark currently reports 618.68 kilograms per person against 571.43 kilograms per person in Mauritania, a difference of 47.25 kilograms per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 26th of 193 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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