Guyana vs Mauritania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guyana
0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
32nd
Mauritania rank
34th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guyana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Guyana ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 34th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.0788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.0759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.1299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.4131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.6133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.6897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guyana or Mauritania?
- Guyana, at 0.6455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Guyana and Mauritania?
- 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Mauritania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guyana ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 34th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.