Mauritania vs Tunisia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Mauritania
0.1%
in 2024
Tunisia
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
104th
Tunisia rank
101st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mauritania
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 104th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 12 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Mauritania or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritania ranks 104th and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.