Mauritius vs Portugal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritius
4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius rank
91st
Portugal rank
93rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 93rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 0.3056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.2795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.2693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.9062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Mauritius, at 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritius ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 93rd of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.