Denmark vs Mauritania: Per capita methane emissions
Denmark
1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
40th
Mauritania rank
37th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Denmark ranks 40th 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 | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 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, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 40th 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.