Mauritius vs New Caledonia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Mauritius
96.02 million tonnes
in 2024
New Caledonia
104.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Mauritius rank
140th
New Caledonia rank
137th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Mauritius
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 104.37 million tonnes against 96.02 million tonnes in Mauritius, a difference of 8.36 million tonnes.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 140th and New Caledonia ranks 137th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1950s 584,794 tonnes 369,100 tonnes 215,693 tonnes Mauritius
1960s 2.70 million tonnes 2.65 million tonnes 54,099 tonnes Mauritius
1970s 7.84 million tonnes 15.15 million tonnes 7.31 million tonnes New Caledonia
1980s 13.95 million tonnes 29.46 million tonnes 15.51 million tonnes New Caledonia
1990s 25.63 million tonnes 41.23 million tonnes 15.60 million tonnes New Caledonia
2000s 46.35 million tonnes 57.45 million tonnes 11.11 million tonnes New Caledonia
2010s 70.43 million tonnes 80.48 million tonnes 10.04 million tonnes New Caledonia
2020s 90.13 million tonnes 99.61 million tonnes 9.48 million tonnes New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mauritius or New Caledonia?
New Caledonia, at 104.37 million tonnes against 96.02 million tonnes in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mauritius and New Caledonia?
8.36 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 from oil?
Mauritius ranks 140th and New Caledonia ranks 137th 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 from oil. 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 from oil
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, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.