Kazakhstan vs Mozambique: Nitrous oxide emissions

Kazakhstan
11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique
12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
50th
Mozambique rank
47th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Mozambique
05.0M10.0M15.0M185019372024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 747,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 47th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 16 and Mozambique in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Mozambique Difference Ahead
1850s 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 426,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1860s 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 456,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1870s 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 561,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1880s 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 722,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1890s 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 818,729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1900s 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 921,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1910s 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1920s 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1930s 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1940s 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1950s 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1960s 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1970s 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1980s 14.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
1990s 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan
2000s 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 526,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mozambique
2010s 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mozambique
2020s 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 171,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Mozambique?
747,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Mozambique?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Mozambique rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Mozambique ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.