Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius stood at 0.009 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritius ranks 12th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.005 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0052 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 kt per square kilometre | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 0.0089 kt per square kilometre | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 9 Malta 0.0109 kt per square kilometre compare
- 10 Qatar 0.0103 kt per square kilometre compare
- 11 Barbados 0.0096 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Cyprus 0.0074 kt per square kilometre compare
- 14 Seychelles 0.0048 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 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 waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.