Mauritania vs Slovakia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
34th
Slovakia rank
35th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0236 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 Slovakia ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.7414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.9259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 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 Slovakia?
- Mauritania, at 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Slovakia?
- 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Slovakia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 34th and Slovakia ranks 35th 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.