Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
115th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1939
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius stood at 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius peaked at 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1939.
That places Mauritius 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1853 | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1854 | 0.468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1856 | 0.4588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1857 | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1858 | 0.4215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1860 | 0.3959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1861 | 0.4118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1862 | 0.4045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1863 | 0.4192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1864 | 0.406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1865 | 0.3996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1867 | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1868 | 0.4005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1870 | 0.3713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1871 | 0.3652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1872 | 0.378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1873 | 0.3741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1874 | 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1875 | 0.3806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.3679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1878 | 0.3629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1879 | 0.3635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1882 | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1883 | 0.3575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1884 | 0.3772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1885 | 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1886 | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.1% |
| 1887 | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1890 | 0.3692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1892 | 0.3739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1894 | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 0.3578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1897 | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1899 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1902 | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1909 | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1910 | 0.3491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1911 | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 0.3454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1913 | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1914 | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1916 | 0.345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1917 | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1919 | 0.3616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1921 | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1922 | 0.3614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1924 | 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1925 | 0.3689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 0.3816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1928 | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1929 | 0.3703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.3408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1932 | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1933 | 0.3175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1934 | 0.3018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 1936 | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 0.271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1939 | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1940 | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1945 | 0.4064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1946 | 0.4436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1947 | 0.4727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1948 | 0.5109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 1949 | 0.546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +84.2% |
| 1951 | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.1% |
| 1952 | 0.8857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1953 | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1956 | 0.9257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.5% |
| 1957 | 0.9096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 0.898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.8474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.2% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.6% |
| 1968 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.2% |
| 1973 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.4% |
| 1991 | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +84.2% | 0.546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 112 Peru 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Liberia 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Dominican Republic 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Angola 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius was 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1939.
- How does Mauritius rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 115th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.