Mauritania vs Portugal: Share nitrous oxide emissions

Mauritania
0.1088
in 2024
Portugal
0.095
in 2024
Mauritania rank
104th
Portugal rank
107th

Share nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.1088 against 0.095 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0138.

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 0.0791 0.1575 0.0784 Portugal
1860s 0.0785 0.1571 0.0786 Portugal
1870s 0.0811 0.1587 0.0776 Portugal
1880s 0.0852 0.1613 0.0761 Portugal
1890s 0.0857 0.1857 0.1 Portugal
1900s 0.086 0.192 0.106 Portugal
1910s 0.0997 0.1629 0.0632 Portugal
1920s 0.1328 0.1567 0.0239 Portugal
1930s 0.1319 0.1749 0.0429 Portugal
1940s 0.1975 0.2087 0.0112 Portugal
1950s 0.206 0.2318 0.0258 Portugal
1960s 0.1199 0.2389 0.119 Portugal
1970s 0.0756 0.2192 0.1436 Portugal
1980s 0.0684 0.1847 0.1164 Portugal
1990s 0.0829 0.1647 0.0818 Portugal
2000s 0.1005 0.1431 0.0425 Portugal
2010s 0.1048 0.1214 0.0166 Portugal
2020s 0.1093 0.1055 0.0038 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Portugal?
Mauritania, at 0.1088 against 0.095 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in share nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Portugal?
0.0138, 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Mauritania ranks 104th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed