Co2 intensity in Mauritius
Mauritius: Co2 intensity was 0.1599 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1599
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
107th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.1925
in 2006
All-time low
0.0508
in 1963
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Mauritius, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Mauritius is 0.1599, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Mauritius peaked at 0.1925 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0508, 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.
Co2 intensity in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1062 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0694 | -34.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0851 | +22.5% |
| 1953 | 0.087 | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0824 | -5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0548 | -33.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0905 | +65.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0872 | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0805 | -7.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0815 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0616 | -24.4% |
| 1961 | 0.0522 | -15.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0701 | +34.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0508 | -27.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0805 | +58.3% |
| 1965 | 0.077 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0721 | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1254 | +73.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1723 | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1472 | -14.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1289 | -12.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0979 | -24.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1578 | +61.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1389 | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1313 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1105 | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0949 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0923 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0874 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0883 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0878 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0762 | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0669 | -12.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0793 | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0794 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0838 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0863 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0913 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0784 | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0924 | +17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1199 | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1219 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1311 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.132 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.118 | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1295 | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1337 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1318 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1373 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1523 | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1588 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1663 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1678 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1712 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1687 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1799 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1925 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1883 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.186 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1813 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1877 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1848 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1808 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1794 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1787 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1725 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1713 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1723 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1626 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1605 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1578 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1592 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1599 | +0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1599 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1599 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +73.8% | 0.0721 | 0.1254 |
| 1956 | +65.2% | 0.0548 | 0.0905 |
| 1972 | +61.1% | 0.0979 | 0.1578 |
| 1964 | +58.3% | 0.0508 | 0.0805 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0825 | 0.0548 | 0.1062 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0909 | 0.0508 | 0.1723 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1128 | 0.0874 | 0.1578 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0822 | 0.0669 | 0.0924 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1307 | 0.118 | 0.1523 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1761 | 0.1588 | 0.1925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1751 | 0.1605 | 0.1877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.159 | 0.1578 | 0.1599 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 co2 intensity in Mauritius?
- Co2 intensity in Mauritius was 0.1599 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1925 in 2006.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0508 in 1963.
- How does Mauritius rank for co2 intensity?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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