Mauritius

Country profile

CO2 emissions per person
3.68
t CO2/person/year · 2024
95th of 213 countries
Temperature anomaly
0.53
°C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
122nd of 193 countries
Air pollution (PM2.5)
13.0
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
136th of 241 countries
19402025

Mauritius in stripes: every year since 1940, blue cooler than the 1991-2020 average, red hotter.

The future under three scenarios

Temperature vs 1991-2020, observed and projected to 2100

021950200020502100Low · SSP1-2.6Middle · SSP2-4.5High · SSP5-8.5high 2019low 1956

Solid line: observed (Copernicus ERA5). Dashed lines: CMIP6 multi-model median under three IPCC emissions scenarios, anchored to the observed 2015-2024 average, from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal. Scenarios are futures the world can still choose between, not predictions.

Climate

CO2 emissions

4.67 Mt CO2/year · 2024
+188% since 1994139th highest of 215 · 2024
0241960198020002020low 1955

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

3.68 t CO2/person/year · 2024
+160% since 199495th highest of 213 · 2024
01231960198020002020low 1955

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

0.53 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
+0.9 °C since 1995122nd highest of 193 · 2025
-0.500.519401960198020002020Worldhigh 2019low 1956

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

0.57 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+12% since 1994164th highest of 199 · 2024
00.20.40.61850190019502000high 2023

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

5.44 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
+135% since 1994160th highest of 199 · 2024
0241850190019502000high 2013

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

0.19 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
-2.6% since 1994163rd highest of 201 · 2024
00.10.21850190019502000high 2014

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

7.91 Mt CO2/year · 2023
+235% since 1993111th highest of 120 · 2023
051990200020102020

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

763.5 kg CO2/person/year · 2018
+37% since 20138th highest of 144 · 2018
0500201320142015201620172018World

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

17,639 kWh/person/year · 2023
+111% since 199399th highest of 216 · 2023
010k20k19801990200020102020high 2017low 1982

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

4.99 % of electricity · 2024
+5.0 pp since 200078th highest of 195 · 2024
02420002005201020152020high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.29 % of electricity · 2024
+0.3 pp since 200094th highest of 193 · 2024
00.20.40.620002005201020152020high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

39.3 % of electricity · 2024
+19 pp since 200020th highest of 194 · 2024
0204020002005201020152020high 2008

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

42.8 % of electricity · 2024
-7.5 pp since 200053rd highest of 195 · 2024
0204020002005201020152020high 2004low 2008

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000117th highest of 192 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

0.00 ha/year · 2024
-100% since 2001184th highest of 197 · 2024
02004002005201020152020high 2014low 2015

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

19.2 % of land · 2025
-1.6 pp since 1995133rd highest of 212 · 2025
01020301990200020102020Worldhigh 2000low 2020

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

0.00 deaths/year · 2021
89th highest of 194 · 2021
0102020002005201020152020high 2013

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

0.38 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-30% since 1994243rd highest of 244 · 2024
00.20.4200020102020high 1994

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

5.00 % of land area · 2024
+0.5 pp since 2013179th highest of 213 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

64.5 kg/person/year · 2023
+111% since 199374th highest of 176 · 2023
0204060198020002020World

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

63.2 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
-36% since 199362nd highest of 198 · 2023
050100150198020002020high 1999low 2010

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2013149th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

39.0 % living in cities · 2025
-4.2 pp since 1995188th highest of 236 · 2025
02040601960198020002020Worldhigh 1972

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

23.0 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
+0.8 pp since 200065th highest of 179 · 2022
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2008low 2011

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

2,179 m³/person/year · 2022
-14% since 1992101st highest of 181 · 2022
05k10k198020002020Worldlow 2021

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

949.5 mm/year · 2025
-41% since 199599th highest of 192 · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 1999

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

-21.8 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-54 pp since 1995148th highest of 192 · 2025
-50019401960198020002020Worldhigh 1972low 1999

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

13.0 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
-11% since 1998136th highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2005low 2020

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

1.38 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
89th highest of 168 · 2021
0501990200020102020high 1989low 1991

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.