Mauritania vs Portugal: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
104th
Portugal rank
107th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal, a difference of 403,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 129,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 163,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 216,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 246,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 535,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 276,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 615,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 369,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1920s | 572,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1930s | 617,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1950s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Mauritania, at 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 403,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.