Mauritania vs Namibia: Per capita methane emissions
Mauritania
1.76
in 2024
Namibia
2.04
in 2024
Mauritania rank
37th
Namibia rank
34th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.04 against 1.76 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.28.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 11 and Namibia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.56 | 3.76 | 1.79 | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 5.5 | 3.84 | 1.66 | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 5.43 | 3.93 | 1.5 | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 5.29 | 4.04 | 1.25 | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 5.1 | 4.17 | 0.9333 | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 4.73 | 4.21 | 0.5212 | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 4.42 | 4.15 | 0.2751 | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 4.23 | 4.05 | 0.186 | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 4 | 3.92 | 0.0801 | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 4.35 | 4.06 | 0.2855 | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 4.93 | 4.45 | 0.4804 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 4.5 | 6.46 | 1.96 | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.85 | 5.31 | 2.46 | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.3 | 3.64 | 1.35 | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 3.05 | 0.7524 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.78 | 0.3913 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 2.59 | 0.5281 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.84 | 2.08 | 0.2418 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 2.04 against 1.76 in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.28, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.