Mauritius vs Zambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Mauritius
0.1599 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zambia
0.1598 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mauritius rank
107th
Zambia rank
108th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Mauritius
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritius ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ 1.03 kilograms per international-$ 0.9487 kilograms per international-$ Zambia
1960s 0.0909 kilograms per international-$ 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ 0.5783 kilograms per international-$ Zambia
1970s 0.1128 kilograms per international-$ 0.4913 kilograms per international-$ 0.3785 kilograms per international-$ Zambia
1980s 0.0822 kilograms per international-$ 0.3516 kilograms per international-$ 0.2694 kilograms per international-$ Zambia
1990s 0.1307 kilograms per international-$ 0.1965 kilograms per international-$ 0.0658 kilograms per international-$ Zambia
2000s 0.1761 kilograms per international-$ 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ 0.0812 kilograms per international-$ Mauritius
2010s 0.1751 kilograms per international-$ 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ Mauritius
2020s 0.159 kilograms per international-$ 0.153 kilograms per international-$ 0.006 kilograms per international-$ Mauritius

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 Zambia?
Mauritius, at 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Mauritius and Zambia?
0.0001 kilograms per international-$, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Zambia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Mauritius and Zambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Mauritius ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 108th 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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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-$).