Mauritania vs Slovakia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia
3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritania rank
104th
Slovakia rank
102nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania, a difference of 78,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovakia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 104th and Slovakia ranks 102nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1860s | 129,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 163,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 216,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 246,225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 276,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 369,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 572,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 617,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 656,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 969,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 115,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Slovakia?
- 78,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Slovakia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 104th and Slovakia ranks 102nd 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.