Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mozambique
Mozambique: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2956 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
43rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3308 kilograms per international-$
in 2014
All-time low
0.0426 kilograms per international-$
in 1991
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mozambique, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 kilograms per international-$, in 1991.
That places Mozambique 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0798 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0796 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0887 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0863 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0891 kilograms per international-$ | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1009 kilograms per international-$ | +13.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | +12.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | +11.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1241 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1162 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1191 kilograms per international-$ | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.1618 kilograms per international-$ | +35.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1142 kilograms per international-$ | -29.4% |
| 1963 | 0.099 kilograms per international-$ | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1224 kilograms per international-$ | +23.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1121 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1151 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1319 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1156 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1181 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.113 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.115 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1208 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1269 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.115 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1359 kilograms per international-$ | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1034 kilograms per international-$ | -23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1083 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0903 kilograms per international-$ | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0718 kilograms per international-$ | -20.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0593 kilograms per international-$ | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 kilograms per international-$ | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0472 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0467 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0456 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0533 kilograms per international-$ | +25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0591 kilograms per international-$ | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0585 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0642 kilograms per international-$ | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0531 kilograms per international-$ | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0557 kilograms per international-$ | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0514 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0543 kilograms per international-$ | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0656 kilograms per international-$ | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0742 kilograms per international-$ | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0731 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0907 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0857 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1052 kilograms per international-$ | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1061 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.156 kilograms per international-$ | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1428 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ | +111.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2569 kilograms per international-$ | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3143 kilograms per international-$ | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2448 kilograms per international-$ | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2402 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2377 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2149 kilograms per international-$ | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ | +15.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236 kilograms per international-$, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +111.2% | 0.1566 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0796 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1618 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1194 kilograms per international-$ | 0.113 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0467 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1359 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0642 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0902 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0656 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1204 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2212 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1316 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2149 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 40 Bolivia 0.3005 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 41 Estonia 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 0.2962 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 44 Qatar 0.2871 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 45 Australia 0.2857 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 46 South Korea 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mozambique?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mozambique was 0.2956 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3308 kilograms per international-$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mozambique ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.0%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).