Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0803 Mt CO2e against 0.0764 Mt CO2e in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0039 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Mauritania ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 203 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 0.0208 Mt CO2e | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0216 Mt CO2e | 0.0233 Mt CO2e | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0287 Mt CO2e | 0.0293 Mt CO2e | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | 0.0455 Mt CO2e | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0586 Mt CO2e | 0.0643 Mt CO2e | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.0727 Mt CO2e | 0.0764 Mt CO2e | 0.0036 Mt CO2e | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0803 Mt CO2e against 0.0764 Mt CO2e in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0039 Mt CO2e, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Mauritania ranks 127th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).