Mauritius vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Mauritius
186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius rank
163rd
Suriname rank
160th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius, a difference of 42,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 13 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 19,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 22,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 26,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 29,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 33,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 40,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 51,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 56,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 101,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 143,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 133,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 142,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 155,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 191,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 189,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2010s | 202,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 189,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 42,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Mauritius ranks 163rd and Suriname ranks 160th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.