Co2 land use per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0285 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0285
Change on year
down 51.2%
World rank
137th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 2013
All-time low
-0.3911
in 1939
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Mauritius, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -0.0285 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 106.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Mauritius peaked at 1.21 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.3911, in 1939.
Mauritius ranks 137th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1347 | — |
| 1851 | 0.11 | -18.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0749 | -31.9% |
| 1853 | 0.0905 | +20.8% |
| 1854 | 0.0478 | -47.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0309 | -35.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0481 | +55.6% |
| 1857 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0169 | — |
| 1859 | 0.0157 | -6.7% |
| 1860 | -0.0138 | -187.6% |
| 1861 | 0.0069 | -150.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0028 | -59.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0162 | +477.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0021 | -87.0% |
| 1865 | -0.0097 | -561.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0158 | -261.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0096 | -39.4% |
| 1868 | 0.0095 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | -0.007 | -173.2% |
| 1870 | -0.0205 | +195.0% |
| 1871 | -0.0228 | +11.3% |
| 1872 | -0.0121 | -46.9% |
| 1873 | -0.018 | +48.5% |
| 1874 | -0.0082 | -54.3% |
| 1875 | -0.0144 | +74.2% |
| 1876 | -0.0277 | +93.1% |
| 1877 | -0.0094 | -66.0% |
| 1878 | -0.0329 | +249.2% |
| 1879 | -0.0326 | -0.9% |
| 1880 | -0.034 | +4.4% |
| 1881 | -0.0002 | -99.4% |
| 1882 | -0.0097 | +4873.7% |
| 1883 | -0.032 | +228.6% |
| 1884 | -0.0119 | -62.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0259 | -317.8% |
| 1886 | -0.0592 | -328.4% |
| 1887 | -0.0137 | -76.8% |
| 1888 | -0.0231 | +68.1% |
| 1889 | -0.0096 | -58.6% |
| 1890 | -0.0135 | +41.2% |
| 1891 | -0.0241 | +78.6% |
| 1892 | -0.0082 | -66.1% |
| 1893 | -0.0178 | +117.0% |
| 1894 | -0.0232 | +30.5% |
| 1895 | -0.0219 | -5.4% |
| 1896 | -0.0104 | -52.6% |
| 1897 | -0.0133 | +27.8% |
| 1898 | -0.025 | +88.5% |
| 1899 | -0.0175 | -30.3% |
| 1900 | -0.0202 | +15.9% |
| 1901 | -0.0379 | +87.4% |
| 1902 | -0.0333 | -12.1% |
| 1903 | -0.0356 | +6.9% |
| 1904 | -0.034 | -4.5% |
| 1905 | -0.0258 | -24.4% |
| 1906 | -0.0252 | -2.2% |
| 1907 | -0.0366 | +45.3% |
| 1908 | -0.0533 | +45.6% |
| 1909 | -0.0331 | -37.9% |
| 1910 | -0.0416 | +25.6% |
| 1911 | -0.0323 | -22.2% |
| 1912 | -0.0493 | +52.5% |
| 1913 | -0.0304 | -38.3% |
| 1914 | -0.0439 | +44.3% |
| 1915 | -0.0341 | -22.4% |
| 1916 | -0.0588 | +72.7% |
| 1917 | -0.0614 | +4.3% |
| 1918 | -0.0377 | -38.6% |
| 1919 | -0.0479 | +27.1% |
| 1920 | -0.0483 | +0.8% |
| 1921 | -0.0409 | -15.4% |
| 1922 | -0.0583 | +42.7% |
| 1923 | -0.0658 | +12.8% |
| 1924 | -0.0471 | -28.5% |
| 1925 | -0.0628 | +33.3% |
| 1926 | -0.0536 | -14.6% |
| 1927 | -0.047 | -12.4% |
| 1928 | -0.0714 | +51.8% |
| 1929 | -0.0719 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | -0.1072 | +49.0% |
| 1931 | -0.1517 | +41.6% |
| 1932 | -0.188 | +24.0% |
| 1933 | -0.2145 | +14.1% |
| 1934 | -0.2476 | +15.4% |
| 1935 | -0.2956 | +19.4% |
| 1936 | -0.3122 | +5.6% |
| 1937 | -0.3247 | +4.0% |
| 1938 | -0.3597 | +10.8% |
| 1939 | -0.3911 | +8.7% |
| 1940 | -0.3635 | -7.1% |
| 1941 | -0.3157 | -13.2% |
| 1942 | -0.3119 | -1.2% |
| 1943 | -0.2811 | -9.9% |
| 1944 | -0.2618 | -6.9% |
| 1945 | -0.2391 | -8.7% |
| 1946 | -0.228 | -4.7% |
| 1947 | -0.2227 | -2.3% |
| 1948 | -0.2047 | -8.1% |
| 1949 | -0.1825 | -10.8% |
| 1950 | -0.0154 | -91.6% |
| 1951 | -0.1142 | +641.3% |
| 1952 | -0.1267 | +10.9% |
| 1953 | -0.1267 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | -0.1253 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | -0.1217 | -2.9% |
| 1956 | -0.1158 | -4.8% |
| 1957 | -0.1179 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1058 | -10.2% |
| 1959 | -0.1131 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | -0.0968 | -14.4% |
| 1961 | -0.1008 | +4.1% |
| 1962 | -0.0854 | -15.3% |
| 1963 | -0.0653 | -23.6% |
| 1964 | -0.0715 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | -0.0593 | -17.1% |
| 1966 | -0.0624 | +5.2% |
| 1967 | -0.0391 | -37.4% |
| 1968 | -0.0472 | +20.9% |
| 1969 | -0.0481 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0466 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | -0.0464 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | -0.0471 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | -0.0537 | +13.9% |
| 1974 | -0.042 | -21.8% |
| 1975 | -0.0358 | -14.7% |
| 1976 | -0.0233 | -35.0% |
| 1977 | -0.0351 | +50.7% |
| 1978 | -0.039 | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3006 | -871.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0859 | -71.4% |
| 1981 | -0.0115 | -113.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0287 | +149.9% |
| 1983 | -0.0314 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | -0.0164 | -47.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0177 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0189 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0238 | +25.6% |
| 1988 | -0.0233 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.09 | -486.3% |
| 1990 | -0.006 | -106.7% |
| 1991 | -0.0186 | +208.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0083 | -55.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0161 | +93.9% |
| 1994 | -0.0207 | +29.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0174 | -15.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0037 | -78.9% |
| 1997 | -0.0198 | +436.9% |
| 1998 | -0.0299 | +50.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0111 | -137.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4667 | +4108.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1295 | -72.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 | -73.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6128 | +1988.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1593 | -74.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0441 | -72.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0075 | -117.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0279 | +273.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0893 | -420.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0108 | -112.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0412 | +282.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0431 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | -2916.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4362 | -64.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2813 | -35.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1624 | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1114 | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 | -34.7% |
| 2019 | -0.0696 | -195.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0171 | -124.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 | +79.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0032 | -110.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0189 | +486.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0285 | +51.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -0.0285 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -0.0285 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | -4873.7% | -0.0002 | -0.0097 |
| 2000 | +4108.6% | 0.0111 | 0.4667 |
| 2013 | +2916.2% | -0.0431 | 1.21 |
| 2004 | +1988.0% | 0.0294 | 0.6128 |
| 1979 | +871.5% | -0.039 | 0.3006 |
| 1951 | -641.3% | -0.0154 | -0.1142 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.057 | 0 | 0.1347 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0032 | -0.0138 | 0.0162 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0199 | -0.0329 | -0.0082 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0168 | -0.0592 | 0.0259 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.0175 | -0.025 | -0.0082 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0335 | -0.0533 | -0.0202 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0437 | -0.0614 | -0.0304 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0567 | -0.0719 | -0.0409 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.2592 | -0.3911 | -0.1072 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.2611 | -0.3635 | -0.1825 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.1083 | -0.1267 | -0.0154 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0676 | -0.1008 | -0.0391 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0068 | -0.0537 | 0.3006 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 | -0.0314 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0129 | -0.0299 | 0.0111 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.153 | -0.0279 | 0.6128 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2112 | -0.0696 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0006 | -0.0285 | 0.0307 | 5 |
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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 land use per capita in Mauritius?
- Co2 land use per capita in Mauritius was -0.0285 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2013.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3911 in 1939.
- How does Mauritius rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 106.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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