Greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Greenhouse gas emissions was 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
160th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2013
All-time low
92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius peaked at 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Mauritius ranks 160th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 98,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1852 | 100,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1853 | 110,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.4% |
| 1854 | 107,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.0% |
| 1855 | 109,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1856 | 118,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.3% |
| 1857 | 110,627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 1858 | 121,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1859 | 130,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1860 | 124,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 1861 | 132,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.7% |
| 1862 | 132,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 137,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1864 | 133,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1865 | 132,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1866 | 141,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1867 | 135,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1868 | 134,151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 128,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 1870 | 125,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 1871 | 124,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1872 | 130,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1873 | 130,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 135,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1875 | 135,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 131,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 1877 | 139,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1878 | 132,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.1% |
| 1879 | 134,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 134,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 147,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 1882 | 143,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.5% |
| 1883 | 134,931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1884 | 142,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1885 | 157,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.2% |
| 1886 | 124,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -20.8% |
| 1887 | 141,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.8% |
| 1888 | 138,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 143,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 143,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 139,353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1892 | 145,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1893 | 141,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1894 | 139,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 139,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 144,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1897 | 142,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 138,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1899 | 141,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 140,804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.2% |
| 1901 | 134,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1902 | 137,248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1903 | 136,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 138,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 142,103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1906 | 142,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 138,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.8% |
| 1908 | 132,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.4% |
| 1909 | 140,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1910 | 138,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1911 | 143,019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1912 | 137,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.0% |
| 1913 | 146,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.3% |
| 1914 | 142,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1915 | 147,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 138,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 1917 | 139,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 150,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.9% |
| 1919 | 146,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 1920 | 147,890 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 153,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 147,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.3% |
| 1923 | 147,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 157,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 1925 | 153,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.6% |
| 1926 | 159,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 163,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 155,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.2% |
| 1929 | 156,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 153,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 145,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.4% |
| 1932 | 139,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.0% |
| 1933 | 137,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 1934 | 131,360 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1935 | 118,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.0% |
| 1936 | 118,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1937 | 120,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 111,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.1% |
| 1939 | 103,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.0% |
| 1940 | 108,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1941 | 127,623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.6% |
| 1942 | 131,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 152,723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.8% |
| 1944 | 171,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.2% |
| 1945 | 197,001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.9% |
| 1946 | 218,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 1947 | 235,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1948 | 258,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 1949 | 280,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.8% |
| 1950 | 528,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +88.3% |
| 1951 | 451,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -14.6% |
| 1952 | 493,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 512,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1954 | 519,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 468,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.9% |
| 1956 | 568,875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.5% |
| 1957 | 573,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 577,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 597,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 576,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 594,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 686,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 664,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 768,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 782,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 757,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +34.3% |
| 1968 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 940,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +35.2% |
| 1973 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +14.4% |
| 1980 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 4.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 13% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +88.3% | 280,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 528,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 109,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 130,183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 133,129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 131,973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 140,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 141,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 138,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 142,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 154,084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 128,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 188,174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 529,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 451,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 597,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 810,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 940,338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 157 Moldova 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 158 Lesotho 6.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 159 Suriname 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 161 Iceland 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 162 East Timor 4.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 163 Bahamas 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius?
- Greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius was 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2013.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 92,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Mauritius rank for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.