Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Mozambique
12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique rank
47th
Saudi Arabia rank
46th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Mozambique
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mozambique, a difference of 341,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 17 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 426,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 456,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 405,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 561,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 497,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 722,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 636,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 818,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 724,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 921,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 785,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 10.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Mozambique or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Mozambique and Saudi Arabia?
- 341,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Saudi Arabia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Mozambique ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.