Belize vs Mauritius: Nitrous oxide emissions
Belize
134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Belize rank
166th
Mauritius rank
163rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belize
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize, a difference of 51,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Belize ranks 166th and Mauritius ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 2,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 2,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22,585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 3,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 3,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 5,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 7,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 7,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 8,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 13,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 23,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 143,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 37,696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 53,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 88,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 68,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 79,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 114,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 181,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 171,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Belize or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Belize and Mauritius?
- 51,793 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belize ranks 166th and Mauritius ranks 163rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.