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.
Per capita methane emissions in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1852 | 0.3447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1853 | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.3387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1855 | 0.3347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1857 | 0.3224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1858 | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1860 | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.3315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.3292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.3304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.3364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1866 | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.3227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1868 | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1869 | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.3146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1872 | 0.3101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.3107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.3091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.3032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.2974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1887 | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.2857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.2804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.2791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.2774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.2762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.2753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1907 | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.2722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1912 | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.2655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1922 | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1942 | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1943 | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 0.2859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1947 | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1948 | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.3212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 0.328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1951 | 0.3362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.3527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.