AFOLU — Emissions Share in Mauritius
Mauritius: AFOLU — Emissions Share was 3.82 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, afolu — emissions share in Mauritius stood at 3.82 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share in Mauritius peaked at 10.71 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.82 %, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 201st out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions Share in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.71 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.84 % | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 9.96 % | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.81 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.67 % | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.59 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9.23 % | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 8.57 % | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 8.76 % | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 9.58 % | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 9.11 % | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.47 % | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 5.81 % | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 5.65 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.12 % | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 4.55 % | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 4.39 % | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.56 % | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.52 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.74 % | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.03 % | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.92 % | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.79 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.77 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.38 % | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.07 % | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 4.03 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.21 % | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 3.98 % | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.87 % | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.82 % | -1.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 3.82 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.81 %, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 3.82 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.6 %, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions Share in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -29.0% | 9.11 % | 6.47 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.57 % | 8.57 % | 10.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 % | 4.39 % | 9.11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 % | 3.98 % | 5.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 % | 3.82 % | 4.21 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 198 Bahamas 5.23 % compare
- 199 United Arab Emirates 4.48 % compare
- 200 Oman 4.44 % compare
- 202 Iraq 2.84 % compare
- 202 Seychelles 2.84 % compare
- 204 Trinidad and Tobago 2.11 % compare
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share in Mauritius?
- Afolu — emissions share in Mauritius was 3.82 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 % in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for afolu — emissions share?
- Mauritius ranks 201st out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.