Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 19.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 19.4% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius peaked at 37.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2014.
That places Mauritius 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 26.8% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 19.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 46% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 19.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.5% | 26.8% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 20.5% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mauritius was 19.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mauritius ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.