Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 0.0809 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Mauritius, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.0809 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Mauritius peaked at 0.1195 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0518 Mt CO2e, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 156th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0897 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0907 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0739 Mt CO2e | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0764 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0723 Mt CO2e | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0899 Mt CO2e | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0794 Mt CO2e | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0761 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0786 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0786 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0813 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0861 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0827 Mt CO2e | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0979 Mt CO2e | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0879 Mt CO2e | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0895 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0881 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0892 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0922 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0957 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1003 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.093 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1001 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1195 Mt CO2e | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0877 Mt CO2e | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0797 Mt CO2e | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0945 Mt CO2e | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0955 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0978 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0995 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0991 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.101 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1029 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1046 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0839 Mt CO2e | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0779 Mt CO2e | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0518 Mt CO2e | -42.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0523 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0614 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0646 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0618 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0525 Mt CO2e | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0638 Mt CO2e | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0727 Mt CO2e | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0767 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0809 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0809 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.05 Mt CO2e, 8% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0809 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 Mt CO2e, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -42.3% | 0.0898 Mt CO2e | 0.0518 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | 0.0723 Mt CO2e | 0.0907 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0843 Mt CO2e | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | 0.0979 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0926 Mt CO2e | 0.0828 Mt CO2e | 0.1003 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0944 Mt CO2e | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | 0.1195 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | 0.0518 Mt CO2e | 0.1046 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0693 Mt CO2e | 0.0525 Mt CO2e | 0.0809 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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)
- 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Mauritius?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Mauritius was 0.0809 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1195 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0518 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Mauritius ranks 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).