Mauritania vs Namibia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Mauritania
8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Namibia
7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Mauritania rank
190th
Namibia rank
192nd
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 190th and Namibia ranks 192nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1990s | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.7599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 190th and Namibia ranks 192nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.