Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Mauritius
Greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius were 5.2 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Mauritius, 2024
5.2
Change from 2023
+2.6%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
84th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Mauritius over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.2 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 5.1 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 4.7 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 4.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 4.4 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 4.7 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 4.6 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 4.6 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 4.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 4.3 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 4.3 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 4.2 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 4.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 4.0 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 4.0 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 3.8 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 3.8 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 3.7 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 3.6 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 3.0 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 2.9 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 2.9 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 2.8 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 2.8 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 2.7 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6% from 5.1 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.3 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +19.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Mauritius has the 84th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Mauritius
All statistics for Mauritius
CO2 emissions per person
3.54 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.05e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.63e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
6.5 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
0.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
0.17 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank