Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.6507 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — emissions (co2eq) in Mauritius is 0.6507 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) in Mauritius peaked at 3.53 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6507 kt, in 2023.
Mauritius ranks 129th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.25 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.41 kt | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 1.4 kt | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.25 kt | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 1.18 kt | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.14 kt | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.24 kt | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 1.36 kt | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 2.25 kt | +66.1% |
| 1970 | 2.53 kt | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 2.19 kt | -13.5% |
| 1972 | 3.19 kt | +45.8% |
| 1973 | 2.51 kt | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 2.04 kt | -18.7% |
| 1975 | 2.58 kt | +26.3% |
| 1976 | 1.7 kt | -34.2% |
| 1977 | 1.57 kt | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.5 kt | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3 kt | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 1.51 kt | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.36 kt | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3 kt | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 1.52 kt | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 1.66 kt | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 1.58 kt | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.45 kt | -8.4% |
| 1987 | 1.72 kt | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 1.45 kt | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 1.54 kt | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.47 kt | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.47 kt | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.47 kt | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kt | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kt | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 1.62 kt | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 1.7 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kt | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 1.62 kt | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1.75 kt | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 1.73 kt | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 kt | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 kt | +32.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kt | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kt | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.29 kt | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.12 kt | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.952 kt | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9069 kt | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6683 kt | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 1.64 kt | +144.8% |
| 2012 | 2.96 kt | +81.0% |
| 2013 | 2.56 kt | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 3.53 kt | +37.6% |
| 2015 | 2.61 kt | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 2.01 kt | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 1.37 kt | -31.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kt | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 kt | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7372 kt | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8054 kt | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7253 kt | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6507 kt | -10.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.6507 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 566.38 kt, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.6507 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 264.29 kt, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +144.8% | 0.6683 kt | 1.64 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.39 kt | 1.14 kt | 2.25 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 kt | 1.3 kt | 3.19 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 kt | 1.3 kt | 1.72 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 kt | 1.29 kt | 1.75 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 kt | 0.9069 kt | 1.73 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 kt | 0.6683 kt | 3.53 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7296 kt | 0.6507 kt | 0.8054 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 2.52 kt compare
- 127 New Zealand 1.45 kt compare
- 128 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.7183 kt compare
- 130 Comoros 0.5654 kt compare
- 131 French Guiana 0.485 kt compare
- 132 Malta 0.4202 kt 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 rice — emissions (co2eq) in Mauritius?
- Rice — emissions (co2eq) in Mauritius was 0.6507 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6507 kt in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
- Mauritius ranks 129th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.