Mauritius vs Rwanda: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mauritius
5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Rwanda
5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius rank
149th
Rwanda rank
148th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mauritius
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius, a difference of 169,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mauritius ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 148th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 76,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 100,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 102,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 106,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 105,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 104,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1910s | 105,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1920s | 109,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1930s | 116,679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 340,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1940s | 137,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 372,343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1950s | 403,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 755,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 683,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mauritius or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mauritius and Rwanda?
- 169,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Rwanda rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mauritius ranks 149th and Rwanda ranks 148th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.