Mauritania vs Zambia: Per capita nitrous oxide

Mauritania
0.6177
in 2024
Zambia
0.6678
in 2024
Mauritania rank
34th
Zambia rank
31st

Per capita nitrous oxide over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
01234185019372024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.6678 against 0.6177 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0501.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4156 0.2941 0.1215 Mauritania
1860s 0.4292 0.313 0.1162 Mauritania
1870s 0.5215 0.3896 0.1319 Mauritania
1880s 0.6601 0.502 0.1581 Mauritania
1890s 0.709 0.5663 0.1427 Mauritania
1900s 0.7414 0.661 0.0803 Mauritania
1910s 0.9259 0.9268 0.0009 Zambia
1920s 1.3 1.34 0.0461 Zambia
1930s 1.22 1.3 0.0834 Zambia
1940s 2.46 2.64 0.179 Zambia
1950s 3.1 3.17 0.0705 Zambia
1960s 1.88 1.97 0.0947 Zambia
1970s 1.14 1.61 0.4755 Zambia
1980s 0.8874 1.19 0.3074 Zambia
1990s 0.8539 1.21 0.3603 Zambia
2000s 0.8598 0.9631 0.1033 Zambia
2010s 0.7371 0.7841 0.047 Zambia
2020s 0.6497 0.671 0.0213 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.6678 against 0.6177 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0501, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
Mauritania ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed