Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 72.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 72.5% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius peaked at 85.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1999.
That places Mauritius 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.3% | — |
| 1991 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | +40.9% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -42.1% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +214.6% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | -8.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 72.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 5.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 72.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.1%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +214.6% | 22.7% | 71.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 22.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 51.9% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 41.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 72.5% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Mauritius was 72.5% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1999.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Mauritius ranks 16th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.