Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius
Mauritius: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius is 6.21 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius peaked at 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 48th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 tonnes per person | 3.7 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 tonnes per person | 4.42 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 5.2 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius was 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.