Mauritania vs Nigeria: Energy — Emissions per capita

Mauritania
0.93 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Nigeria
1.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Mauritania rank
156th
Nigeria rank
153rd

Energy — Emissions per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
0.511.522.53199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 153rd of 207 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.648 t CO2eq/cap 2.59 t CO2eq/cap 1.94 t CO2eq/cap Nigeria
2000s 0.762 t CO2eq/cap 1.97 t CO2eq/cap 1.21 t CO2eq/cap Nigeria
2010s 0.921 t CO2eq/cap 1.42 t CO2eq/cap 0.499 t CO2eq/cap Nigeria
2020s 1 t CO2eq/cap 1.14 t CO2eq/cap 0.1425 t CO2eq/cap Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.17 t CO2eq/cap, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
Mauritania ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 153rd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.