Mauritania vs Niger: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Mauritania
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Niger
0.0001 °C
in 2024
Mauritania rank
151st
Niger rank
148th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Mauritania, a difference of 0 °C.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 174 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 151st and Niger ranks 148th of 214 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 1990s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Niger |
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, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0001 °C against 0.0001 °C in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0 °C, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Mauritania ranks 151st and Niger ranks 148th 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.