Mauritius vs New Zealand: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Mauritius
0.1599 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
New Zealand
0.1593 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mauritius rank
107th
New Zealand rank
109th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Mauritius
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0006 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

Mauritius ranks 107th and New Zealand ranks 109th of 164 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ 0.3237 kilograms per international-$ 0.2412 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
1960s 0.0909 kilograms per international-$ 0.2974 kilograms per international-$ 0.2065 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
1970s 0.1128 kilograms per international-$ 0.2959 kilograms per international-$ 0.1831 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
1980s 0.0822 kilograms per international-$ 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ 0.214 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
1990s 0.1307 kilograms per international-$ 0.3325 kilograms per international-$ 0.2018 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
2000s 0.1761 kilograms per international-$ 0.2905 kilograms per international-$ 0.1144 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
2010s 0.1751 kilograms per international-$ 0.2224 kilograms per international-$ 0.0473 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand
2020s 0.159 kilograms per international-$ 0.1733 kilograms per international-$ 0.0143 kilograms per international-$ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Mauritius or New Zealand?
Mauritius, at 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Mauritius and New Zealand?
0.0006 kilograms per international-$, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Zealand?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Mauritius and New Zealand rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Mauritius ranks 107th and New Zealand ranks 109th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).