Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius
Mauritius: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 1,775 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius stood at 1,775 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius peaked at 2,325 kilograms per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 376.48 kilograms per person, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 495.86 kilograms per person | 376.48 kilograms per person | 912.18 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,037 kilograms per person | 885.6 kilograms per person | 1,169 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,546 kilograms per person | 1,162 kilograms per person | 2,325 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,760 kilograms per person | 1,672 kilograms per person | 1,839 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mauritius was 1,775 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,325 kilograms per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.48 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Mauritius ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.