Iceland vs Mauritania: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Iceland
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Iceland rank
154th
Mauritania rank
151st
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Iceland
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Iceland, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iceland ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 151st of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Iceland or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Iceland and Mauritania?
- 0 °C, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritania?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Mauritania rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Iceland ranks 154th and Mauritania ranks 151st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.