Denmark vs Mauritania: Methane emissions, per capita
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
40th
Mauritania rank
37th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 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.
Denmark ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 195 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.