Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita was 1.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Mauritius is 1.31 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Mauritius peaked at 1.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.27 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 32nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.43 t CO2eq/cap | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | +83.8% |
| 2008 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 t CO2eq/cap | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.28 t CO2eq/cap | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3 t CO2eq/cap | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | +0.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.31 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.74 t CO2eq/cap, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.31 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.19 t CO2eq/cap, 6.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +83.8% | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.318 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.487 t CO2eq/cap | 0.34 t CO2eq/cap | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 t CO2eq/cap | 1.21 t CO2eq/cap | 1.31 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 31 Serbia 1.32 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 32 Republic of Korea 1.31 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 1.27 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 35 Libya 1.25 t CO2eq/cap 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 pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Mauritius?
- Pre- and post-production — emissions per capita in Mauritius was 1.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for pre- and post-production — emissions per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 32nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pre- and post-production — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.