Mauritius vs South America: IPPU — Emissions per capita
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Mauritius
- South America
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.03 t CO2eq/cap against 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in South America, a difference of 0.71 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 3.2 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Mauritius ranks 23rd and South America ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and South America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.016 t CO2eq/cap | 0.187 t CO2eq/cap | 0.171 t CO2eq/cap | South America |
| 2000s | 0.206 t CO2eq/cap | 0.228 t CO2eq/cap | 0.022 t CO2eq/cap | South America |
| 2010s | 0.653 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.383 t CO2eq/cap | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 0.9575 t CO2eq/cap | 0.305 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6525 t CO2eq/cap | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Mauritius or South America?
- Mauritius, at 1.03 t CO2eq/cap against 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Mauritius and South America?
- 0.71 t CO2eq/cap, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and South America rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 23rd and South America ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.