Mauritius vs Mozambique: Emissions of air pollutants

Mauritius
95,999 tonnes
in 2022
Mozambique
93,012 tonnes
in 2022
Mauritius rank
97th
Mozambique rank
100th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k175018862022

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 95,999 tonnes against 93,012 tonnes in Mozambique, a difference of 2,988 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mauritius ranks 97th and Mozambique ranks 100th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.