Mozambique vs Rwanda: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Mozambique
0.429 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mozambique rank
112th
Rwanda rank
115th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.429 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.177 tonnes per person.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.7 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 120 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1025 tonnes per person 0.0766 tonnes per person 0.0258 tonnes per person Mozambique
2000s 0.2948 tonnes per person 0.0609 tonnes per person 0.2338 tonnes per person Mozambique
2010s 0.5051 tonnes per person 0.1097 tonnes per person 0.3954 tonnes per person Mozambique
2020s 0.4283 tonnes per person 0.2291 tonnes per person 0.1992 tonnes per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Mozambique or Rwanda?
Mozambique, at 0.429 tonnes per person against 0.252 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Mozambique and Rwanda?
0.177 tonnes per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Rwanda rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Mozambique ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.