Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0135 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 0.0135 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Mauritius peaked at 0.0135 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Mauritius ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +35.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.003 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 Mt CO2e | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.004 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.007 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0127 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0127 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.0135 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0883 Mt CO2e, 15% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.0135 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0198 Mt CO2e, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +43.6% | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 0.0056 Mt CO2e |
| 1986 | +35.3% | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.003 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 Mt CO2e | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 0.0087 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 0.0133 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 Mt CO2e | 0.0111 Mt CO2e | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Mauritius?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Mauritius was 0.0135 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 transport (energy) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Mauritius rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Mauritius ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Transport (Energy) (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).