Israel vs Mauritania: Methane emissions
Israel
8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania
9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Israel rank
106th
Mauritania rank
105th
Methane emissions over time
- Israel
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Israel, a difference of 127,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Israel ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 350,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 356,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 353,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 351,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 347,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 328,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 302,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 290,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 285,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 355,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 8.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Israel |
| 1960s | 39.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Israel |
| 1970s | 35.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Israel |
| 1980s | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 387,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Israel or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Israel and Mauritania?
- 127,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Mauritania rank globally for methane emissions?
- Israel ranks 106th 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.