Mauritania vs Portugal: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Portugal
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
104th
Portugal rank
107th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 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 nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Mauritania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.