Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Mauritius

78.52 kilograms per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

60.51 kilograms per person

in 2023

Mauritius rank

164th

Sri Lanka rank

167th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

Mauritius currently reports 78.52 kilograms per person against 60.51 kilograms per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 18.01 kilograms per person.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.