Mauritania vs Russia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
34th
Russia rank
37th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Russia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 34th and Russia ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 17 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.7414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.9259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Russia?
- Mauritania, at 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Russia?
- 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Russia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Russia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 34th and Russia ranks 37th 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.