Energy — Emissions per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Energy — Emissions per capita was 3.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions per capita in Mauritius stood at 3.42 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Mauritius peaked at 3.56 t CO2eq/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.39 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 97th of 207 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 | 1.64 t CO2eq/cap | 1.39 t CO2eq/cap | 2.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 t CO2eq/cap | 2.25 t CO2eq/cap | 3 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 t CO2eq/cap | 3.09 t CO2eq/cap | 3.56 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 t CO2eq/cap | 3 t CO2eq/cap | 3.42 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1969 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.2442 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy — emissions per capita in Mauritius?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Mauritius was 3.42 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 t CO2eq/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 97th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.