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