Mauritania vs Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Mauritania

571.43 kilograms per person

in 2023

Sudan

491.58 kilograms per person

in 2023

Mauritania rank

26th

Sudan rank

28th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

Mauritania currently reports 571.43 kilograms per person against 491.58 kilograms per person in Sudan, a difference of 79.86 kilograms per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 28th 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.