Greece vs Mauritania: Methane emissions

Greece
9.91 million
in 2024
Mauritania
9.09 million
in 2024
Greece rank
102nd
Mauritania rank
105th

Methane emissions over time

  • Greece
  • Mauritania
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 9.91 million against 9.09 million in Mauritania, a difference of 820,950.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 105th of 199 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Mauritania Difference Ahead
1850s 2.74 million 1.63 million 1.12 million Greece
1860s 3.01 million 1.66 million 1.35 million Greece
1870s 3.32 million 1.70 million 1.62 million Greece
1880s 3.68 million 1.74 million 1.94 million Greece
1890s 4.09 million 1.77 million 2.32 million Greece
1900s 4.46 million 1.76 million 2.70 million Greece
1910s 4.77 million 1.76 million 3.00 million Greece
1920s 5.25 million 1.86 million 3.39 million Greece
1930s 5.98 million 2.03 million 3.95 million Greece
1940s 7.09 million 2.59 million 4.50 million Greece
1950s 8.80 million 3.59 million 5.21 million Greece
1960s 10.56 million 4.20 million 6.36 million Greece
1970s 11.89 million 3.56 million 8.33 million Greece
1980s 12.42 million 3.85 million 8.57 million Greece
1990s 13.59 million 5.18 million 8.40 million Greece
2000s 14.62 million 6.95 million 7.67 million Greece
2010s 12.91 million 8.06 million 4.85 million Greece
2020s 10.55 million 8.96 million 1.59 million Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Greece or Mauritania?
Greece, at 9.91 million against 9.09 million in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Greece and Mauritania?
820,950, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for methane emissions?
Greece ranks 102nd and Mauritania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed