What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?

The highest recorded value was 56,820 tonnes in 2019.

What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?

The lowest recorded value was 30.78 tonnes in 1850.

How does Mauritius rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?

Mauritius ranks 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritius data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius

Name: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritius: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions was 46,644 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

46,644 tonnes

Change on year

up 26.8%

World rank

90th

of 220 countries

All-time high

56,820 tonnes

in 2019

All-time low

30.78 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius is 46,644 tonnes, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius peaked at 56,820 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.78 tonnes, in 1850.

Mauritius ranks 90th of 220 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	31.44 tonnes	31.42 tonnes	31.46 tonnes	10
1760s	31.39 tonnes	31.37 tonnes	31.42 tonnes	10
1770s	31.33 tonnes	31.3 tonnes	31.36 tonnes	10
1780s	31.25 tonnes	31.21 tonnes	31.29 tonnes	10
1790s	31.15 tonnes	31.1 tonnes	31.2 tonnes	10
1800s	31.03 tonnes	30.97 tonnes	31.09 tonnes	10
1810s	30.96 tonnes	30.96 tonnes	30.96 tonnes	10
1820s	30.95 tonnes	30.93 tonnes	30.96 tonnes	10
1830s	30.9 tonnes	30.88 tonnes	30.93 tonnes	10
1840s	30.83 tonnes	30.79 tonnes	30.87 tonnes	10
1850s	40.72 tonnes	30.78 tonnes	53.45 tonnes	10
1860s	57.79 tonnes	53.97 tonnes	62.46 tonnes	10
1870s	53.79 tonnes	52.49 tonnes	54.48 tonnes	10
1880s	51.61 tonnes	49.1 tonnes	53.83 tonnes	10
1890s	46.53 tonnes	43.89 tonnes	48.86 tonnes	10
1900s	41.95 tonnes	40 tonnes	43.37 tonnes	10
1910s	39.13 tonnes	37.54 tonnes	39.84 tonnes	10
1920s	37.96 tonnes	37.6 tonnes	38.33 tonnes	10
1930s	38.82 tonnes	36.22 tonnes	47.4 tonnes	10
1940s	68.08 tonnes	51.22 tonnes	86.76 tonnes	10
1950s	1,044 tonnes	652.95 tonnes	1,488 tonnes	10
1960s	1,244 tonnes	727.53 tonnes	2,157 tonnes	10
1970s	3,611 tonnes	1,788 tonnes	5,846 tonnes	10
1980s	6,874 tonnes	5,067 tonnes	8,928 tonnes	10
1990s	13,788 tonnes	10,281 tonnes	19,694 tonnes	10
2000s	26,149 tonnes	21,811 tonnes	31,136 tonnes	10
2010s	41,357 tonnes	33,594 tonnes	56,820 tonnes	10
2020s	39,152 tonnes	34,021 tonnes	46,644 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Mauritius

87 Bulgaria 51,645 tonnes compare
88 Portugal 48,646 tonnes compare
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More energy & mining data for Mauritius

Fuel imports 21.6% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 2.3% (2024)
Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.7% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.0% (2023)

All data for Mauritius →

Frequently asked questions

What is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius?: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions in Mauritius was 46,644 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?: The highest recorded value was 56,820 tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions recorded in Mauritius?: The lowest recorded value was 30.78 tonnes in 1850.
How does Mauritius rank for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?: Mauritius ranks 90th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions rising or falling in Mauritius?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.