Africa vs Mauritania: Waste — Emissions Share
Africa
0.06 %
in 2023
Mauritania
0.59 %
in 2023
Africa rank
8th
Mauritania rank
10th
Waste — Emissions Share over time
- Africa
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.59 % against 0.06 % in Africa, a difference of 0.53 %.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.8 times Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 33 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.01 % | 0.7 % | 0.69 % | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.02 % | 0.508 % | 0.488 % | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.028 % | 0.328 % | 0.3 % | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.05 % | 0.5175 % | 0.4675 % | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions share, Africa or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.59 % against 0.06 % in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Africa and Mauritania?
- 0.53 %, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mauritania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Mauritania rank globally for waste — emissions share?
- Africa ranks 8th and Mauritania ranks 10th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.