Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritius
Mauritius: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
164th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1862
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritius, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 emissions in Mauritius peaked at 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 emissions in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1852 | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1853 | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1854 | 0.0785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1855 | 0.0749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1856 | 0.0715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1858 | 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1859 | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1860 | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1861 | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1862 | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1879 | 0.069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1911 | 0.0925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 0.0942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1915 | 0.101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1918 | 0.1089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 0.116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.1235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 0.1316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.1306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.1281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1943 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1944 | 0.192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1945 | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.4% |
| 1946 | 0.2466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.3% |
| 1947 | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1948 | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1949 | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.2922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1958 | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 161 Philippines 0.1589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Iraq 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Lebanon 0.1531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 El Salvador 0.1454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Japan 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritius?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Mauritius was 0.1463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1862.
- How does Mauritius rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mauritius ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.