Mauritania vs Niger: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Mauritania
0.0008 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
0.0009 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
183rd
Niger rank
181st
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 183rd and Niger ranks 181st of 186 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0009 kt per square kilometre against 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 183rd and Niger ranks 181st 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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About this data
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.