Share global food emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share global food emissions was 0.0052 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.0052
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
163rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.0063
in 2001
All-time low
0.0044
in 1991
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Mauritius, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0052 for share global food emissions in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Mauritius peaked at 0.0063 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0044, in 1991.
Mauritius ranks 163rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0044 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.005 | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 | -1.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0052 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1012, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0052 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 | 0.0044 | 0.0049 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 | 0.005 | 0.0063 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 | 0.0052 | 0.0054 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Mauritius?
- Share global food emissions in Mauritius was 0.0052 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 in 1991.
- How does Mauritius rank for share global food emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 163rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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