Iran vs Mauritania: Per capita methane emissions
Iran
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritania
1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iran rank
35th
Mauritania rank
37th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Iran
- Mauritania
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Iran ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.7942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.9083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.9402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.9038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.9282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.9826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.123 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, Iran or Mauritania?
- Iran, at 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Iran and Mauritania?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Iran ranks 35th 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.