Denmark vs Mauritania: Share of global methane emissions
Denmark
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Denmark rank
101st
Mauritania rank
103rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Denmark, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Denmark 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 share of global methane emissions?
- Denmark ranks 101st 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.