Jamaica vs Mauritius: Methane emissions

Jamaica
759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jamaica rank
162nd
Mauritius rank
164th

Methane emissions over time

  • Jamaica
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius, a difference of 188,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 164th of 199 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Mauritius Difference Ahead
1850s 376,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 297,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1860s 429,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 321,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1870s 483,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 109,619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 373,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1880s 542,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 428,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1890s 622,020 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111,417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 510,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1900s 727,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 108,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 619,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1910s 871,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107,454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 763,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1920s 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 110,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 903,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1930s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 117,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1940s 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 139,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1950s 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 222,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1960s 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 350,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1970s 863,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 430,788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 433,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1980s 989,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 470,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 518,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
1990s 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 516,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 651,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2000s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 539,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 493,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2010s 815,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 560,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 254,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica
2020s 767,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 568,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 199,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Jamaica or Mauritius?
Jamaica, at 759,063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 570,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Jamaica and Mauritius?
188,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for methane emissions?
Jamaica ranks 162nd 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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.