Iraq vs Mauritania: Grassland — Emissions (CH4)
Iraq
1.71 kt
in 2024
Mauritania
2.11 kt
in 2024
Iraq rank
44th
Mauritania rank
41st
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Iraq
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.11 kt against 1.71 kt in Iraq, a difference of 0.4 kt.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iraq ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 220 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5712 kt | 3.41 kt | 2.84 kt | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.2354 kt | 4.23 kt | 4 kt | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.46 kt | 2.28 kt | 0.8152 kt | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.57 kt | 2.38 kt | 0.8081 kt | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — emissions, Iraq or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.11 kt against 1.71 kt in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — emissions between Iraq and Mauritania?
- 0.4 kt, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mauritania rank globally for grassland — emissions?
- Iraq ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.