Mauritius vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions
Mauritius
5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mauritius rank
160th
Suriname rank
159th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius, a difference of 202,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Suriname ahead.
Mauritius ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 109,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1860s | 133,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 196,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1870s | 131,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1880s | 140,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1890s | 141,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1900s | 138,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1910s | 142,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 450,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1920s | 154,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 556,903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1930s | 128,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1940s | 188,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1950s | 529,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1960s | 810,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2010s | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 803,032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 202,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 159th 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.