Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Mauritius
Mauritius: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.1734 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Mauritius is 0.1734 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Mauritius peaked at 0.1921 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.128 Mt CO2e, in 1974.
That places Mauritius 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1432 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.142 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.128 Mt CO2e | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1314 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1282 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1475 Mt CO2e | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1372 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1335 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1354 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1317 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1334 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1373 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1392 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1422 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1434 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1608 Mt CO2e | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1516 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1582 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1605 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.159 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1633 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1582 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1653 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1733 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1733 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1685 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1709 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1723 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1921 Mt CO2e | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1628 Mt CO2e | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1532 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1462 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1731 Mt CO2e | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1754 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1809 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1795 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1793 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1815 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1877 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1904 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.17 Mt CO2e | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1624 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.177 Mt CO2e | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1438 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1523 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1547 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1536 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1339 Mt CO2e | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1476 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1602 Mt CO2e | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.168 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1734 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1734 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 Mt CO2e, 10% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1734 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 Mt CO2e, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1374 Mt CO2e | 0.128 Mt CO2e | 0.1475 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1433 Mt CO2e | 0.1317 Mt CO2e | 0.1608 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1665 Mt CO2e | 0.1582 Mt CO2e | 0.1733 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1724 Mt CO2e | 0.1462 Mt CO2e | 0.1921 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1633 Mt CO2e | 0.1414 Mt CO2e | 0.1904 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1566 Mt CO2e | 0.1339 Mt CO2e | 0.1734 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)
- 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 (total) excluding lulucf in Mauritius?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Mauritius was 0.1734 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1921 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.128 Mt CO2e in 1974.
- How does Mauritius rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Mauritius ranks 162nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).