Iceland vs Mauritius: Methane emissions
Iceland
556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
165th
Mauritius rank
164th
Methane emissions over time
- Iceland
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 13,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 165th and Mauritius ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 12 and Mauritius in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 77,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 82,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 82,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 83,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 84,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 84,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 122,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1920s | 180,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1930s | 209,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1940s | 266,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 126,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1950s | 382,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,520 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 531,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 350,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 608,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 177,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1980s | 598,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 470,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1990s | 595,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2000s | 637,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 539,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2010s | 631,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 560,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2020s | 587,529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Iceland or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 556,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Iceland and Mauritius?
- 13,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Mauritius rank globally for methane emissions?
- Iceland ranks 165th 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.