Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique peaked at 1.7% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1919.
That places Mozambique 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mozambique was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1919.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mozambique ranks 28th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.