Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius

Mauritius: Waste — Emissions Share was 93.1 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
93.1 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
93.1 %
in 2023
All-time low
82.34 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 82.3 %1991: 83.8 %1992: 84.6 %1993: 85 %1994: 85.5 %1995: 85.5 %1996: 86.1 %1997: 86.8 %1998: 86.7 %1999: 86.9 %2000: 87 %2001: 89.5 %2002: 90.2 %2003: 90.3 %2004: 90.8 %2005: 91.4 %2006: 91.6 %2007: 91.5 %2008: 91.4 %2009: 91.6 %2010: 91.3 %2011: 91.3 %2012: 91.2 %2013: 91.2 %2014: 91.5 %2015: 91.2 %2016: 91.6 %2017: 92.2 %2018: 92.3 %2019: 92.4 %2020: 92.7 %2021: 93 %2022: 93 %2023: 93.1 %

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 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 China, Hong Kong SAR 97.04 % compare
  2. 2 Anguilla 96.05 % compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 92.7 % compare
  4. 5 Maldives 90.33 % compare
  5. 6 Bahamas 89.84 % compare

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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 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.