Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1955.
That places Mauritius 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -35.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -37.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +61.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -24.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +30.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +39.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +75.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +35.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 23% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +75.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1972 | +66.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1956 | +61.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 136 New Caledonia 0.0% compare
- 137 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 138 Palestine 0.0% compare
- 140 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 142 Albania 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Mauritius was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1955.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Mauritius ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.