Per capita methane emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
173rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Mauritius stood at 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mauritius peaked at 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1919.
Mauritius ranks 173rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Comoros 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Liberia 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Egypt 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Mauritius?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mauritius was 0.4485 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 methane emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1919.
- How does Mauritius rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.