Belize vs Mauritius: Methane emissions
Belize
501,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
167th
Mauritius rank
164th
Methane emissions over time
- Belize
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 501,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 69,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 73,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 85,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 93,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 101,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 113,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1900s | 123,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1910s | 130,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1920s | 135,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1930s | 147,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1940s | 152,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Belize |
| 1950s | 158,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 148,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 185,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 218,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 470,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 263,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 352,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 539,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 464,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 492,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Belize or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 501,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Belize and Mauritius?
- 69,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Mauritius rank globally for methane emissions?
- Belize ranks 167th and Mauritius ranks 164th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.