Hungary vs Mauritania: Share of global methane emissions
Hungary
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Hungary rank
105th
Mauritania rank
103rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Hungary
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1860s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Hungary or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Hungary and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mauritania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Mauritania rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Hungary ranks 105th 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.