Angola vs Mauritius: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Angola
4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Angola rank
117th
Mauritius rank
115th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Angola
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 117th and Mauritius ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 16 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1860s | 7.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1870s | 6.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1880s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1890s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1900s | -0.5869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1910s | -1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 9.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1930s | 13.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1940s | 18.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1950s | 25.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1960s | 13.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1970s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1980s | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2010s | 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
| 2020s | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Angola or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Angola and Mauritius?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mauritius rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Angola ranks 117th and Mauritius ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.