Honduras vs Mauritania: Methane emissions
Honduras
8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Honduras rank
108th
Mauritania rank
105th
Methane emissions over time
- Honduras
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Honduras, a difference of 132,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Honduras ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 464,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 506,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 542,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 574,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 625,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 701,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 814,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 948,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 838,752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 685,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 787,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 898,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 526,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1980s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 1990s | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 2000s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Honduras |
| 2020s | 8.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Honduras or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Honduras and Mauritania?
- 132,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Honduras and Mauritania rank globally for methane emissions?
- Honduras ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.