Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -480,826 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Mozambique, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded -480,826 tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 137.8% on the previous year and down 110.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique peaked at 4.54 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.64 million tonnes, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -16,532 tonnes | -22,043 tonnes | -11,022 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 5,493 tonnes | -18,359 tonnes | 51,296 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -739.9 tonnes | -29,282 tonnes | 21,945 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 173,606 tonnes | -22,133 tonnes | 842,703 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 144,326 tonnes | -644,716 tonnes | 904,859 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -60,319 tonnes | -413,438 tonnes | 630,119 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -160,004 tonnes | -719,454 tonnes | 563,921 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,381 tonnes | -83,912 tonnes | 113,120 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,066 tonnes | -94,275 tonnes | 318,460 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 465,842 tonnes | -1.64 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,040 tonnes | -757,082 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.63 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.9% (2025)
- Urban population 13.26 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 211.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique was -480,826 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 million tonnes in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 97 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.