Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius

Mauritius: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.127 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.127
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.169
in 2006
All-time low
0.1219
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius, 1990–2024

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.1251991: 0.1281992: 0.1271993: 0.1331994: 0.1321995: 0.1291996: 0.1281997: 0.1221998: 0.1261999: 0.1512000: 0.1542001: 0.1572002: 0.1582003: 0.1562004: 0.1512005: 0.1592006: 0.1692007: 0.1642008: 0.1592009: 0.1522010: 0.1552011: 0.1482012: 0.1472013: 0.1462014: 0.1462015: 0.142016: 0.1382017: 0.1372018: 0.1312019: 0.1282020: 0.1332021: 0.1372022: 0.1282023: 0.1312024: 0.127

Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.127 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.169 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1219, in 1997.

That places Mauritius 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.1248 —
1991 0.128 +2.6%
1992 0.1269 -0.8%
1993 0.1331 +4.9%
1994 0.1317 -1.1%
1995 0.1293 -1.8%
1996 0.1283 -0.8%
1997 0.1219 -5.0%
1998 0.1261 +3.4%
1999 0.1506 +19.4%
2000 0.1539 +2.2%
2001 0.1575 +2.3%
2002 0.1582 +0.5%
2003 0.1564 -1.1%
2004 0.1512 -3.3%
2005 0.1589 +5.1%
2006 0.169 +6.3%
2007 0.1642 -2.8%
2008 0.159 -3.1%
2009 0.1517 -4.6%
2010 0.1553 +2.4%
2011 0.1484 -4.5%
2012 0.1467 -1.1%
2013 0.1462 -0.4%
2014 0.1457 -0.4%
2015 0.1405 -3.6%
2016 0.1377 -2.0%
2017 0.1371 -0.4%
2018 0.1306 -4.8%
2019 0.128 -2.0%
2020 0.1328 +3.8%
2021 0.1369 +3.0%
2022 0.1283 -6.3%
2023 0.1308 +1.9%
2024 0.127 -2.9%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.127 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 82% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.127 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1301 0.1219 0.1506 10
2000s 0.158 0.1512 0.169 10
2010s 0.1416 0.128 0.1553 10
2020s 0.1311 0.127 0.1369 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 92 Peru 0.1289 compare
  2. 93 Slovenia 0.1288 compare
  3. 94 East Timor 0.1283 compare
  4. 96 Benin 0.1249 compare
  5. 97 Iceland 0.1249 compare
  6. 98 New Zealand 0.1245 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius?
Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius was 0.127 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.169 in 2006.
What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1219 in 1997.
How does Mauritius rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Mauritius ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Source
Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 6,583 data points, 1990–2024
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Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.