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.
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 |
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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 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.