Consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius
Mauritius: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2863 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius stood at 0.2863.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius peaked at 0.3101 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1609, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 39th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1609 | — |
| 1991 | 0.163 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1756 | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1756 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1728 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1794 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1801 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1888 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1912 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1869 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2723 | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2633 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2764 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2884 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2995 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2794 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3013 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2912 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3101 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2754 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2719 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2808 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2666 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2704 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2735 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2441 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2537 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2644 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2664 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2599 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2772 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2947 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2863 | -2.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.2863 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.2863 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1814, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +45.7% | 0.1869 | 0.2723 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1774 | 0.1609 | 0.1912 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2857 | 0.2633 | 0.3101 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2652 | 0.2441 | 0.2808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2861 | 0.2772 | 0.2947 | 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 consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Mauritius was 0.2863 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3101 in 2008.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1609 in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Mauritius ranks 39th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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