Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mauritius, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritius is 0.1599 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 0.1925 kilograms per international-$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0508 kilograms per international-$, in 1963.
Mauritius ranks 107th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0548 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1062 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0909 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0874 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1578 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0822 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0924 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1307 kilograms per international-$ | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1523 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1761 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1588 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1925 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1751 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1877 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 104 Pakistan 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Gabon 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 108 Zambia 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 New Zealand 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 1.24 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 485,519 (2025)
- Urban population 39.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 133.21 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.68 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.68 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritius?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mauritius was 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1925 kilograms per international-$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0508 kilograms per international-$ in 1963.
- How does Mauritius rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).