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Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius

Mauritius: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0029 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
21st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0029 kt per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0026 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1990–2023

00.0010.0020.0031990200620231990: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.003 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.0029 kt per square kilometre for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

Mauritius ranks 21st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0026 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1992 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1993 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1994 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1995 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1996 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
1997 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1998 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1999 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2000 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2001 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2002 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2006 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2007 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2008 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2010 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2012 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2013 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2015 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2017 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2019 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2020 0.0029 kt per square kilometre -0.3%
2021 0.0029 kt per square kilometre -0.2%
2022 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +0.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.0029 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.0029 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 22.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 18 Kuwait 0.003 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 19 Jamaica 0.003 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 20 Bangladesh 0.0029 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 22 San Marino 0.0027 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 23 Grenada 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 24 Haiti 0.0026 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius?
Solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Mauritius rank for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,552 data points, 1990–2023
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Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.