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.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.8 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 2.53 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.47 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 3.79 tonnes per person | +53.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3.85 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 4.39 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4.07 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 4.49 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 4.42 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.63 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.75 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 4.61 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 5.66 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 6.06 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 6.21 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 6.21 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.76 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 6.21 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 10.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 | +53.6% | 2.47 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person |
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 |
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 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.