Egypt vs Mauritius: Per capita methane emissions
Egypt
0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
176th
Mauritius rank
173rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Egypt
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 176th and Mauritius ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 17 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.6724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | 0.7062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.8036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.8104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 0.8071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.7889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.7292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.7611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.7451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.4287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Egypt or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Egypt and Mauritius?
- 0.0208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mauritius rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 176th and Mauritius ranks 173rd 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.