Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -5.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Mozambique, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded -5.3% for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 143.0% on the previous year and down 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique peaked at 1,442.2% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -50.3%, in 1929.
That places Mozambique 206th 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.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | -50.1% | — |
| 1929 | -50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 470.5% | — |
| 1933 | -17.7% | -103.8% |
| 1934 | 28.7% | -262.3% |
| 1935 | -27.8% | -197.0% |
| 1936 | 7.7% | -127.7% |
| 1937 | 14.3% | +85.7% |
| 1938 | -31.3% | -319.2% |
| 1939 | 63.7% | -303.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1941 | -11.1% | — |
| 1942 | -50.1% | +349.6% |
| 1943 | 75.1% | -250.0% |
| 1944 | 7.2% | -90.4% |
| 1945 | -13.4% | -286.4% |
| 1946 | 15.5% | -215.5% |
| 1947 | 6.6% | -57.2% |
| 1948 | -25.1% | -478.4% |
| 1949 | 33.4% | -233.0% |
| 1950 | 1,442.2% | +4223.9% |
| 1951 | 3.2% | -99.8% |
| 1952 | 15.4% | +374.1% |
| 1953 | 0.7% | -95.6% |
| 1954 | 5.8% | +746.9% |
| 1955 | 20.2% | +250.5% |
| 1956 | 13.1% | -35.3% |
| 1957 | 13.9% | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | -80.7% |
| 1959 | -1.2% | -145.3% |
| 1960 | 4.9% | -502.1% |
| 1961 | 39.7% | +710.6% |
| 1962 | -24.5% | -161.7% |
| 1963 | -16.4% | -33.0% |
| 1964 | 28.9% | -276.1% |
| 1965 | -6.3% | -121.9% |
| 1966 | 6.0% | -195.1% |
| 1967 | -11.9% | -297.3% |
| 1968 | 48.4% | -506.1% |
| 1969 | 16.6% | -65.6% |
| 1970 | -7.9% | -147.7% |
| 1971 | 21.1% | -366.4% |
| 1972 | -8.7% | -141.3% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -191.5% |
| 1974 | -11.6% | -245.4% |
| 1975 | -8.4% | -28.0% |
| 1976 | -11.3% | +35.7% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -152.1% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | -8.1% | -237.0% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | -365.2% |
| 1981 | -22.5% | -205.1% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -108.1% |
| 1983 | -22.6% | -1345.8% |
| 1984 | -22.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | -24.9% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | -13.9% | -44.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | -99.7% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -7614.3% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | -0.9% | -131.4% |
| 1991 | -8.2% | +824.7% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | -211.3% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +20.9% |
| 1994 | -3.7% | -133.7% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -180.9% |
| 1996 | -3.5% | -215.4% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -307.5% |
| 1998 | -5.0% | -169.4% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -201.8% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +159.0% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +33.5% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | -106.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -2001.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -97.8% |
| 2005 | -5.1% | -1209.8% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -263.0% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +73.0% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -102.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -2962.6% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | +118.3% |
| 2012 | -1.8% | -109.9% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -1077.3% |
| 2014 | 126.9% | +634.7% |
| 2015 | -17.1% | -113.5% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -257.9% |
| 2017 | -19.2% | -171.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -107.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | -10.7% | -956.4% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -304.3% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | -2.2% | -110.7% |
| 2024 | -5.3% | +143.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.6%. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.8%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +7614.3% | -0.0% | 3.0% |
| 1950 | +4223.9% | 33.4% | 1,442.2% |
| 2009 | +2962.6% | -0.4% | 11.9% |
| 2003 | +2001.0% | -1.1% | 20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | -50.2% | -50.3% | -50.1% | 2 |
| 1930s | 50.8% | -31.3% | 470.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.8% | -50.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 151.6% | -1.2% | 1,442.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.5% | -24.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.5% | -11.6% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.8% | -24.9% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -8.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | -5.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | -19.2% | 126.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | -10.7% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 percentage change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Mozambique was -5.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1,442.2% in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.3% in 1929.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.2%. 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 Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.