Mauritania vs Namibia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Mauritania
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
183rd
Namibia rank
185th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
0000.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0008 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 183rd and Namibia ranks 185th of 186 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 0.0007 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Namibia?
Mauritania, at 0.0008 kt per square kilometre against 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Namibia?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 183rd and Namibia ranks 185th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.