Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
Mauritius recorded 6.21 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mauritius peaked at 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mauritius?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 48th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.