Mauritania vs Zambia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
34th
Zambia rank
31st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.7414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.9259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1920s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1930s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6678 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 Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st 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.