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 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
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
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1969 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.2442 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 208 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.