Iceland vs Mauritius: Greenhouse gas emissions
Iceland
5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius
5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iceland rank
161st
Mauritius rank
160th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Iceland
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland, a difference of 380,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 160th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 16 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 771,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 661,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1860s | 564,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 133,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 430,876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1870s | 440,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1880s | 372,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1890s | 303,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161,617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1900s | 225,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1930s | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1940s | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1950s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1960s | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2000s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Iceland |
| 2010s | 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Iceland or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Iceland and Mauritius?
- 380,690 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Mauritius rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Iceland ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 160th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.