Mozambique vs Rwanda: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Mozambique
0.429 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mozambique rank
112th
Rwanda rank
115th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- Mozambique
- Rwanda
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.