Mauritania vs Russia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Mauritania
0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia
0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
34th
Russia rank
37th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Russia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 34th and Russia ranks 37th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.8874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.8539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.7371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Mauritania or Russia?
- Mauritania, at 0.6177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Mauritania and Russia?
- 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Russia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Russia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 34th and Russia ranks 37th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.