Biogases — Energy production in Mauritius
Mauritius: Biogases — Energy production was 159.8 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biogases — Energy production in Mauritius, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, biogases — energy production in Mauritius stood at 159.8 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Mauritius peaked at 297.6 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37 TJ, in 2011.
Mauritius ranks 60th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Biogases — Energy production in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37 TJ | — |
| 2012 | 216 TJ | +483.8% |
| 2013 | 240 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 252 TJ | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 240 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 228 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 202.8 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 271.2 TJ | +33.7% |
| 2019 | 237.6 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 297.6 TJ | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 228 TJ | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 206.5 TJ | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 159.8 TJ | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 159.8 TJ | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 159.8 TJ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 806 TJ, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 159.8 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6 TJ, 7.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +483.8% | 37 TJ | 216 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 213.84 TJ | 37 TJ | 271.2 TJ | 9 |
| 2020s | 210.34 TJ | 159.8 TJ | 297.6 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 57 United Arab Emirates 197.64 TJ compare
- 58 Puerto Rico 185.8 TJ compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 160 TJ compare
- 61 Japan 150.03 TJ compare
- 62 Malta 115.58 TJ compare
- 63 Iceland 108.11 TJ compare
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Mauritius?
- Biogases — energy production in Mauritius was 159.8 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 297.6 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 TJ in 2011.
- How does Mauritius rank for biogases — energy production?
- Mauritius ranks 60th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.