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
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-$, in 1991.
That places Mozambique 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1005 kilograms per international-$ | 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
- 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 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-$).