Mauritius: environment

What are the CO2 emissions of Mauritius?

Gross greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius rose 3.4% from 6,570 to 6,775 thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent between 2024 and 2025, according to Statistics Mauritius' Environment Statistics 2025. Net emissions, after absorption by forests and land use, were 6,411 thousand tonnes.

The energy sector produced 75.0% of emissions and the waste sector 13.4%. Solid waste sent to the Mare Chicose landfill rose 17.0% to 582,798 tonnes in 2025. The figures cover all greenhouse gases, not only carbon dioxide.

Official sources: Statistics Mauritius: Environment Statistics 2025

How much of Mauritius's electricity is renewable?

17.8% of the electricity generated in Mauritius in 2025, 632.4 GWh, came from renewable sources, according to Statistics Mauritius' Energy and Water Statistics 2025. Total generation rose 3.9% to 3,551.6 GWh.

Imported fuels, mainly petroleum products and coal, made up 90.8% of total primary energy requirement. Local sources, namely bagasse, hydro, wind, landfill gas, solar photovoltaic and fuelwood, supplied the other 9.2%. The average electricity sales price was Rs 7.54 per kWh.

Official sources: Statistics Mauritius: Energy and Water Statistics 2025

What are the main pollution complaints in Mauritius?

The Pollution Prevention and Control Division of the Ministry of Environment handled 452 complaints in 2025, 8.1% more than the 418 of 2024, according to Statistics Mauritius' Environment Statistics 2025.

24% concerned illegal construction, objections to projects, law and order, land conversion and land reclamation; 20% noise; 14% bare land; and 12% odour. No official annual air quality index was found on the sites of Statistics Mauritius and the Ministry of Environment, checked on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Statistics Mauritius: Environment Statistics 2025

What are Mauritius' CO2 emissions per person?

3.5 tonnes: that is carbon dioxide emissions per person in Mauritius for 2024, according to the European Commission's EDGAR database. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 0.4 tonnes, and Mauritius placed 3rd highest of 47. Worldwide: 75th of 186.

What are Mauritius' emissions?

The European Commission's EDGAR database puts total greenhouse gas emissions in Mauritius at 6.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 24.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, and Mauritius placed 38th highest of 47. Of 186 countries with 2024 data, 150th highest.

How much of Mauritius' energy is renewable?

In 2021, the renewable share of final energy use in Mauritius was 8.6%, according to the IEA, IRENA, the UN Statistics Division, the World Bank and the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 46th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 71.1%. Worldwide: 150th of 191.

What is Mauritius' forest cover?

According to the FAO, forest area as a share of land in Mauritius was 19.1% in 2024. The peak was 19.8% in 2005 and the low 18.9% in 2010. It is 28th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 22.2%. Worldwide: 121st of 190.

What is PM2.5 air pollution in Mauritius?

In 2023, average exposure to fine particle air pollution (PM2.5) in Mauritius was 14.1 micrograms per cubic metre, according to the Global Burden of Disease study. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 27.5 micrograms per cubic metre, and Mauritius placed 43rd highest of 48. Of 192 countries with 2023 data, 126th highest.

How much of Mauritius' land is protected?

The UN Environment Programme puts the share of land in protected areas in Mauritius at 5.0% in 2025. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2013. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 16.9%, and Mauritius placed 42nd highest of 48. Worldwide: 165th of 192.

What is water stress in Mauritius?

23.0%: that is water stress in Mauritius for 2022, according to the FAO. Its high point since 2005 was 2008, at 27.8%; its low point was 2011, at 20.8%. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 5.1%, and Mauritius placed 9th highest of 47. Of 175 countries with 2022 data, 63rd highest.