Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate was -4.23 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-4.23 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 38.0%
World rank
137th
of 188 countries
All-time high
626.15 % change on previous year
in 1921
All-time low
-643.04 % change on previous year
in 1870
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique stood at -4.23 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 38.0% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique peaked at 626.15 % change on previous year in 1921 and was at its lowest, -643.04 % change on previous year, in 1870.
Mozambique ranks 137th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -30 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | -22.01 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1853 | -18.07 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1854 | -15.21 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1855 | -14.56 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1856 | -13.4 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1857 | -9.58 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1858 | -13.91 % change on previous year | +45.2% |
| 1859 | -9.66 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 1860 | -20.22 % change on previous year | +109.3% |
| 1861 | -19.17 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1862 | -20.01 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1863 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1864 | -25.5 % change on previous year | +36.0% |
| 1865 | -28.72 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1866 | -35.25 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1867 | 60.81 % change on previous year | -272.5% |
| 1868 | -72.35 % change on previous year | -219.0% |
| 1869 | -133.17 % change on previous year | +84.1% |
| 1870 | -643.04 % change on previous year | +382.9% |
| 1871 | -70.36 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1872 | -35.91 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 1873 | -23.32 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1874 | -16.78 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1875 | -13.04 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1876 | -10.36 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1877 | -6.4 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1878 | -8.86 % change on previous year | +38.5% |
| 1879 | -6.88 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 1880 | 29.11 % change on previous year | -523.0% |
| 1881 | 30.29 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1882 | 37.43 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1883 | 41.51 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1884 | 63.2 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 1885 | 151.16 % change on previous year | +139.2% |
| 1886 | 260.15 % change on previous year | +72.1% |
| 1887 | 64.52 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1888 | 34.43 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 1889 | 22.94 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1890 | -122.76 % change on previous year | -635.1% |
| 1891 | -417.58 % change on previous year | +240.2% |
| 1892 | -64.1 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 1893 | -34.03 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 1894 | -23.25 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 1895 | -16.93 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1896 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1897 | -10.7 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 1898 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1899 | -7.45 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1900 | -16.14 % change on previous year | +116.7% |
| 1901 | -13.51 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1902 | -11.51 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1903 | -9.8 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1904 | -8.34 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1905 | -7.25 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1906 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1907 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1908 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 1909 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1910 | 0.785 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1911 | 1.24 % change on previous year | +58.4% |
| 1912 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1913 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1915 | 0.953 % change on previous year | -24.1% |
| 1916 | 0.8526 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 1917 | 0.6245 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1918 | 0.5666 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1919 | 0.4504 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1920 | 111.47 % change on previous year | +24650.0% |
| 1921 | 626.15 % change on previous year | +461.7% |
| 1922 | 61.75 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1923 | 29.26 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 1924 | 18.05 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1925 | 12.78 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1926 | 9.76 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 1927 | 7.73 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 1928 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1929 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1930 | 9.25 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1931 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1932 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 1933 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1934 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 1935 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +99.8% |
| 1936 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1937 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1938 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 1939 | -0.0543 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 1940 | 11.34 % change on previous year | -20967.6% |
| 1941 | 4 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1942 | 6.64 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 1943 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 1944 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +471.7% |
| 1945 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1946 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 1947 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1948 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 1949 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 1950 | 125.07 % change on previous year | +4261.7% |
| 1951 | -23.31 % change on previous year | -118.6% |
| 1952 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1953 | -3 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1954 | -1 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1955 | -2.45 % change on previous year | +143.8% |
| 1956 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -235.2% |
| 1957 | 3.38 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1958 | -0.0103 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1959 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -18070.2% |
| 1960 | 5.42 % change on previous year | +192.2% |
| 1961 | -21.3 % change on previous year | -492.6% |
| 1962 | -22.65 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 1963 | -15.96 % change on previous year | -29.6% |
| 1964 | -11.91 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 1965 | -12.14 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1966 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 1967 | 21.68 % change on previous year | -609.4% |
| 1968 | 21.57 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 13.04 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1970 | -19.07 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 1971 | -18.11 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1972 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 1973 | -11.29 % change on previous year | +135.4% |
| 1974 | -11.51 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1975 | -14.72 % change on previous year | +27.8% |
| 1976 | -7.71 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1977 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1978 | -3.73 % change on previous year | +163.3% |
| 1979 | -6.74 % change on previous year | +80.4% |
| 1980 | 24.09 % change on previous year | -457.5% |
| 1981 | 19.78 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1982 | -17.46 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 1983 | 25.91 % change on previous year | -248.4% |
| 1984 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1985 | -0.658 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 1986 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -1441.0% |
| 1987 | -9.7 % change on previous year | -209.9% |
| 1988 | -13.89 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 1989 | -5.09 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1990 | 20.47 % change on previous year | -502.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -31580.0% |
| 1993 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -312.3% |
| 1994 | 36.35 % change on previous year | +431.6% |
| 1995 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1996 | 16.54 % change on previous year | +82.3% |
| 1997 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8233 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 1999 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -305.5% |
| 2000 | 17.33 % change on previous year | -1124.6% |
| 2001 | 36.79 % change on previous year | +112.2% |
| 2002 | -8.75 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 2003 | -4.89 % change on previous year | -44.2% |
| 2004 | 20.77 % change on previous year | -525.1% |
| 2005 | -19.51 % change on previous year | -193.9% |
| 2006 | 10.25 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 2007 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -50.9% |
| 2008 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -235.1% |
| 2009 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2010 | -19.41 % change on previous year | +162.1% |
| 2011 | -22.11 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2012 | -9.71 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 2013 | -4.91 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2014 | -9.84 % change on previous year | +100.2% |
| 2015 | 23.04 % change on previous year | -334.3% |
| 2016 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2017 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2018 | -29.02 % change on previous year | -1496.9% |
| 2019 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2020 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -390.1% |
| 2021 | -5.24 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7955 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2023 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -485.4% |
| 2024 | -4.23 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -4.23 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.33 % change on previous year, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -4.23 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5717 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -31580.0% | 0.0102 % change on previous year | -3.22 % change on previous year |
| 1920 | +24650.0% | 0.4504 % change on previous year | 111.47 % change on previous year |
| 1940 | +20967.6% | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year |
| 1959 | +18070.2% | -0.0103 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | +4261.7% | 2.87 % change on previous year | 125.07 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -1496.9% | 2.08 % change on previous year | -29.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -16.27 % change on previous year | -30 % change on previous year | -9.58 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | -31.24 % change on previous year | -133.17 % change on previous year | 60.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | -83.49 % change on previous year | -643.04 % change on previous year | -6.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 73.47 % change on previous year | 22.94 % change on previous year | 260.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -71.89 % change on previous year | -417.58 % change on previous year | -7.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | -8.81 % change on previous year | -16.14 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9367 % change on previous year | 0.4504 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 88.88 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 626.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.52 % change on previous year | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 9.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.43 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 11.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.63 % change on previous year | -23.31 % change on previous year | 125.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.65 % change on previous year | -22.65 % change on previous year | 21.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -9.91 % change on previous year | -19.07 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -17.46 % change on previous year | 25.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7 % change on previous year | -3.22 % change on previous year | 36.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 % change on previous year | -19.51 % change on previous year | 36.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.33 % change on previous year | -29.02 % change on previous year | 23.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.35 % change on previous year | -5.24 % change on previous year | 0.7955 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 134 Belize -3.85 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Uganda -3.89 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Lesotho -4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Syria -4.49 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Hungary -5.09 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Algeria -5.17 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate in Mozambique was -4.23 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 626.15 % change on previous year in 1921.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -643.04 % change on previous year in 1870.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Mozambique ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.