Which has higher waste — emissions share, Mauritania or Sweden?

Mauritania, at 0.59 % against 0.35 % in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Mauritania vs Sweden: Waste — Emissions Share

Mauritania

0.59 %

in 2023

Sweden

0.35 %

in 2023

Mauritania rank

10th

Sweden rank

12th

Waste — Emissions Share over time

Mauritania
Sweden

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.59 % against 0.35 % in Sweden, a difference of 0.24 %.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.7 %	0.084 %	0.616 %	Mauritania
2000s	0.508 %	0.288 %	0.22 %	Mauritania
2010s	0.328 %	0.762 %	0.434 %	Sweden
2020s	0.5175 %	0.36 %	0.1575 %	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions share, Mauritania or Sweden?: Mauritania, at 0.59 % against 0.35 % in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions share between Mauritania and Sweden?: 0.24 %, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions share?: Mauritania ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 148 countries.
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

Indicator: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 181 places, 6,013 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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.