Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius
Mauritius: Waste — Emissions Share was 10.61 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 10.61 % for waste — emissions share in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Mauritius peaked at 11.83 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.31 %, in 1995.
Mauritius ranks 26th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 8.48 % | — |
| 1991 | 8.7 % | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.55 % | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 8.85 % | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 8.61 % | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 8.31 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 8.54 % | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8.97 % | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 9.21 % | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 9.17 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 9.29 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.82 % | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 10.26 % | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 10.43 % | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.61 % | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.79 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.02 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.82 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 11.49 % | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.6 % | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.83 % | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 10.75 % | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 10 % | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.38 % | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.31 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.16 % | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 10.33 % | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 9.64 % | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.04 % | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.81 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.02 % | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 10.61 % | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.51 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.61 % | +1.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 10.61 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 10.61 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.44 %, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.74 % | 8.31 % | 9.21 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.71 % | 9.29 % | 11.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.43 % | 9.64 % | 11.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.69 % | 10.51 % | 11.02 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 23 Sri Lanka 11.63 % compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.54 % compare
- 25 Antigua and Barbuda 10.67 % compare
- 27 Grenada 10.43 % compare
- 28 Jamaica 10.33 % compare
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10.31 % 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 share in Mauritius?
- Waste — emissions share in Mauritius was 10.61 % 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 11.83 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.31 % in 1995.
- How does Mauritius rank for waste — emissions share?
- Mauritius ranks 26th 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 2.2%. 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 (N2O). 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.