Mauritania vs Niger: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0037 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.0021 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
181st
Niger rank
183rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0037 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.0016 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd of 186 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.001 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 0.0037 kt per square kilometre against 0.0021 kt per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
0.0016 kt per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.