Mauritius vs Vietnam: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritius
4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vietnam
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius rank
91st
Vietnam rank
89th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritius
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Mauritius ranks 91st and Vietnam ranks 89th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 7 and Vietnam in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 0.3056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 0.2795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 0.2693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 0.2653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1930s | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1940s | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
| 1950s | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 0.9062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritius and Vietnam?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Vietnam rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritius ranks 91st and Vietnam ranks 89th 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.