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Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius

Mauritius: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1463 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1463
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
164th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3011
in 1950
All-time low
0.059
in 1862
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 0.1463 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius peaked at 0.3011 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.059, in 1862.

That places Mauritius 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0933 —
1851 0.0896 -3.9%
1852 0.0859 -4.2%
1853 0.0821 -4.4%
1854 0.0785 -4.5%
1855 0.0749 -4.5%
1856 0.0715 -4.6%
1857 0.0681 -4.7%
1858 0.0649 -4.8%
1859 0.0624 -3.8%
1860 0.0607 -2.8%
1861 0.0595 -1.9%
1862 0.059 -0.9%
1863 0.0591 +0.2%
1864 0.0592 +0.1%
1865 0.0593 +0.1%
1866 0.0594 +0.1%
1867 0.0594 +0.1%
1868 0.0595 +0.1%
1869 0.0595 +0.0%
1870 0.0595 -0.1%
1871 0.0597 +0.4%
1872 0.0604 +1.2%
1873 0.0615 +1.7%
1874 0.0628 +2.1%
1875 0.0643 +2.3%
1876 0.0657 +2.3%
1877 0.067 +2.0%
1878 0.0681 +1.6%
1879 0.069 +1.2%
1880 0.0694 +0.6%
1881 0.0696 +0.3%
1882 0.0699 +0.3%
1883 0.0701 +0.4%
1884 0.0704 +0.3%
1885 0.0705 +0.3%
1886 0.0707 +0.2%
1887 0.0709 +0.2%
1888 0.0711 +0.3%
1889 0.0713 +0.4%
1890 0.0734 +2.9%
1891 0.0739 +0.8%
1892 0.0746 +0.8%
1893 0.0753 +0.9%
1894 0.076 +1.0%
1895 0.0767 +1.0%
1896 0.0775 +1.0%
1897 0.0783 +1.0%
1898 0.0791 +1.0%
1899 0.0799 +1.1%
1900 0.0808 +1.1%
1901 0.0817 +1.1%
1902 0.0826 +1.2%
1903 0.0836 +1.2%
1904 0.0847 +1.2%
1905 0.0857 +1.2%
1906 0.0868 +1.3%
1907 0.0879 +1.3%
1908 0.089 +1.3%
1909 0.0901 +1.2%
1910 0.0912 +1.2%
1911 0.0925 +1.4%
1912 0.0942 +1.8%
1913 0.0962 +2.1%
1914 0.0985 +2.4%
1915 0.101 +2.5%
1916 0.1036 +2.6%
1917 0.1062 +2.5%
1918 0.1089 +2.5%
1919 0.1114 +2.3%
1920 0.1137 +2.1%
1921 0.116 +2.0%
1922 0.1184 +2.1%
1923 0.121 +2.1%
1924 0.1235 +2.1%
1925 0.1259 +2.0%
1926 0.1282 +1.8%
1927 0.1301 +1.5%
1928 0.1316 +1.2%
1929 0.1326 +0.7%
1930 0.1329 +0.2%
1931 0.1325 -0.3%
1932 0.1317 -0.6%
1933 0.1306 -0.8%
1934 0.1294 -1.0%
1935 0.1281 -1.0%
1936 0.1268 -1.0%
1937 0.1257 -0.9%
1938 0.1249 -0.7%
1939 0.1243 -0.5%
1940 0.1239 -0.3%
1941 0.1294 +4.4%
1942 0.1444 +11.6%
1943 0.1661 +15.0%
1944 0.192 +15.6%
1945 0.2196 +14.4%
1946 0.2466 +12.3%
1947 0.2706 +9.7%
1948 0.2896 +7.0%
1949 0.3004 +3.7%
1950 0.3011 +0.2%
1951 0.2922 -3.0%
1952 0.2797 -4.3%
1953 0.2656 -5.0%
1954 0.2509 -5.5%
1955 0.2358 -6.0%
1956 0.2211 -6.3%
1957 0.2076 -6.1%
1958 0.1961 -5.5%
1959 0.1874 -4.4%
1960 0.1829 -2.4%
1961 0.1896 +3.7%
1962 0.1974 +4.1%
1963 0.1935 -2.0%
1964 0.1836 -5.1%
1965 0.1755 -4.4%
1966 0.1696 -3.4%
1967 0.1735 +2.3%
1968 0.169 -2.6%
1969 0.1675 -0.9%
1970 0.1644 -1.9%
1971 0.163 -0.8%
1972 0.1923 +18.0%
1973 0.1713 -10.9%
1974 0.1523 -11.1%
1975 0.1579 +3.7%
1976 0.1501 -4.9%
1977 0.1594 +6.2%
1978 0.1536 -3.6%
1979 0.1501 -2.3%
1980 0.1545 +3.0%
1981 0.1467 -5.1%
1982 0.1454 -0.9%
1983 0.1497 +2.9%
1984 0.149 -0.4%
1985 0.15 +0.7%
1986 0.1493 -0.5%
1987 0.1662 +11.3%
1988 0.1577 -5.1%
1989 0.1636 +3.7%
1990 0.1655 +1.2%
1991 0.163 -1.5%
1992 0.1662 +2.0%
1993 0.1601 -3.7%
1994 0.167 +4.3%
1995 0.1731 +3.6%
1996 0.1707 -1.4%
1997 0.164 -3.9%
1998 0.1634 -0.4%
1999 0.1678 +2.7%
2000 0.1676 -0.1%
2001 0.1436 -14.3%
2002 0.1544 +7.5%
2003 0.1548 +0.3%
2004 0.1534 -0.9%
2005 0.1506 -1.8%
2006 0.1477 -2.0%
2007 0.151 +2.2%
2008 0.1451 -3.9%
2009 0.1435 -1.1%
2010 0.1413 -1.5%
2011 0.1534 +8.6%
2012 0.165 +7.6%
2013 0.1504 -8.9%
2014 0.1658 +10.3%
2015 0.1509 -9.0%
2016 0.164 +8.6%
2017 0.1605 -2.1%
2018 0.1563 -2.6%
2019 0.1609 +2.9%
2020 0.1444 -10.2%
2021 0.149 +3.2%
2022 0.1501 +0.7%
2023 0.1506 +0.4%
2024 0.1463 -2.8%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 0.1463 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 0.1463 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0771 0.0624 0.0933 10
1860s 0.0595 0.059 0.0607 10
1870s 0.0638 0.0595 0.069 10
1880s 0.0704 0.0694 0.0713 10
1890s 0.0765 0.0734 0.0799 10
1900s 0.0853 0.0808 0.0901 10
1910s 0.1004 0.0912 0.1114 10
1920s 0.1241 0.1137 0.1326 10
1930s 0.1287 0.1243 0.1329 10
1940s 0.2083 0.1239 0.3004 10
1950s 0.2437 0.1874 0.3011 10
1960s 0.1802 0.1675 0.1974 10
1970s 0.1614 0.1501 0.1923 10
1980s 0.1532 0.1454 0.1662 10
1990s 0.1661 0.1601 0.1731 10
2000s 0.1512 0.1435 0.1676 10
2010s 0.1569 0.1413 0.1658 10
2020s 0.1481 0.1444 0.1506 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 161 Philippines 0.1589 compare
  2. 162 Iraq 0.1532 compare
  3. 163 Lebanon 0.1531 compare
  4. 165 El Salvador 0.1454 compare
  5. 166 Japan 0.1452 compare
  6. 167 Micronesia (country) 0.1446 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritius was 0.1463 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.3011 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.059 in 1862.
How does Mauritius rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Mauritius ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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