Japan vs Mauritius: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Japan
0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Japan rank
166th
Mauritius rank
164th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Japan
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Japan ranks 166th and Mauritius ranks 164th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 10 and Mauritius in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.0813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1880s | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 0.0834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Japan or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Japan and Mauritius?
- 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mauritius rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Japan ranks 166th and Mauritius ranks 164th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.