Mauritania vs Norway: Waste — Emissions per capita

Mauritania
0.18 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Norway
0.17 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Mauritania rank
120th
Norway rank
123rd

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Norway
0.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.18 t CO2eq/cap against 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in Norway, a difference of 0.01 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Mauritania ranks 120th and Norway ranks 123rd of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 0.152 t CO2eq/cap 0.652 t CO2eq/cap 0.5 t CO2eq/cap Norway
2000s 0.159 t CO2eq/cap 0.518 t CO2eq/cap 0.359 t CO2eq/cap Norway
2010s 0.173 t CO2eq/cap 0.23 t CO2eq/cap 0.057 t CO2eq/cap Norway
2020s 0.18 t CO2eq/cap 0.17 t CO2eq/cap 0.01 t CO2eq/cap Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Mauritania or Norway?
Mauritania, at 0.18 t CO2eq/cap against 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Mauritania and Norway?
0.01 t CO2eq/cap, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Norway?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Norway rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Mauritania ranks 120th and Norway ranks 123rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.