Iraq vs Mauritius: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Iraq
0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
162nd
Mauritius rank
164th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Iraq
- Mauritius
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 164th of 201 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.1412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1920s | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1930s | 0.2164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Iraq or Mauritius?
- Iraq, at 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Iraq and Mauritius?
- 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mauritius rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Iraq ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 164th 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.