Mauritius vs New Caledonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Mauritius
133.21 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
171.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius rank
137th
New Caledonia rank
134th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 171.77 million tonnes against 133.21 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 38.56 million tonnes.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 134th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 992,577 tonnes 2.79 million tonnes 1.79 million tonnes New Caledonia
1960s 3.37 million tonnes 11.54 million tonnes 8.18 million tonnes New Caledonia
1970s 8.54 million tonnes 30.55 million tonnes 22.01 million tonnes New Caledonia
1980s 14.91 million tonnes 47.90 million tonnes 32.99 million tonnes New Caledonia
1990s 27.99 million tonnes 64.28 million tonnes 36.30 million tonnes New Caledonia
2000s 53.96 million tonnes 86.51 million tonnes 32.55 million tonnes New Caledonia
2010s 92.25 million tonnes 122.88 million tonnes 30.62 million tonnes New Caledonia
2020s 124.20 million tonnes 161.55 million tonnes 37.35 million tonnes New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Mauritius or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 171.77 million tonnes against 133.21 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Mauritius and New Caledonia?
38.56 million tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Caledonia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and New Caledonia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Mauritius ranks 137th and New Caledonia ranks 134th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.