Botswana vs Mauritania: Share of global methane emissions
Botswana
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Botswana rank
100th
Mauritania rank
103rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.