Colombia vs Mauritania: Per capita methane emissions
Colombia
1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Mauritania rank
37th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Colombia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Colombia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Colombia and Mauritania?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.