Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius
Mauritius: Waste — Emissions Share was 93.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Mauritius stood at 93.1 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Mauritius peaked at 93.1 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 82.34 %, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 3rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.34 % | — |
| 1991 | 83.77 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 84.57 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 84.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 85.51 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 85.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.12 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 86.77 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 86.68 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 86.89 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 86.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.47 % | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 90.24 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.82 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 91.41 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.44 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.25 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.45 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 92.16 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.35 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.1 % | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 93.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 93.1 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 8.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.31 % | 82.34 % | 86.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.54 % | 86.99 % | 91.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.62 % | 91.15 % | 92.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.95 % | 92.68 % | 93.1 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Mauritius?
- Waste — emissions share in Mauritius was 93.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.34 % in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for waste — emissions share?
- Mauritius ranks 3rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.