Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP in Mauritius
Mauritius: Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP was 0.0017 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP in Mauritius, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0017 for hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 203.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 0.0017 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 2003.
That places Mauritius 53rd out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0001 | — |
| 2007 | 0.0006 | +338.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 | +109.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0006 | 0.0001 | 0.0008 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 | 0.0008 | 0.0017 | 8 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0295 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp in Mauritius?
- Hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp in Mauritius was 0.0017 in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 in 2012.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 2003.
- How does Mauritius rank for hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp?
- Mauritius ranks 53rd out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per unit of GDP (kilograms per constant 2015 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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