Co2 land use per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Co2 land use per capita was 0.8828 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8828
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
53rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.92
in 1950
All-time low
-2.09
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Mozambique is 0.8828, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Mozambique peaked at 18.92 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -2.09, in 1909.
That places Mozambique 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.59 | — |
| 1851 | 1.8 | -30.7% |
| 1852 | 1.39 | -22.4% |
| 1853 | 1.14 | -18.0% |
| 1854 | 0.9707 | -15.1% |
| 1855 | 0.8302 | -14.5% |
| 1856 | 0.7197 | -13.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6513 | -9.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5612 | -13.8% |
| 1859 | 0.5076 | -9.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4055 | -20.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3283 | -19.0% |
| 1862 | 0.263 | -19.9% |
| 1863 | 0.2141 | -18.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1598 | -25.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1142 | -28.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0741 | -35.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1193 | +61.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0331 | -72.3% |
| 1869 | -0.011 | -133.2% |
| 1870 | -0.0819 | +644.8% |
| 1871 | -0.1398 | +70.8% |
| 1872 | -0.1906 | +36.3% |
| 1873 | -0.2357 | +23.7% |
| 1874 | -0.2761 | +17.1% |
| 1875 | -0.313 | +13.4% |
| 1876 | -0.3464 | +10.7% |
| 1877 | -0.3697 | +6.7% |
| 1878 | -0.4037 | +9.2% |
| 1879 | -0.4325 | +7.1% |
| 1880 | -0.3071 | -29.0% |
| 1881 | -0.2143 | -30.2% |
| 1882 | -0.1342 | -37.4% |
| 1883 | -0.0785 | -41.5% |
| 1884 | -0.0289 | -63.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0148 | -151.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0532 | +260.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0876 | +64.5% |
| 1888 | 0.1177 | +34.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1449 | +23.1% |
| 1890 | -0.033 | -122.8% |
| 1891 | -0.1715 | +419.1% |
| 1892 | -0.2825 | +64.8% |
| 1893 | -0.3806 | +34.7% |
| 1894 | -0.4714 | +23.9% |
| 1895 | -0.554 | +17.5% |
| 1896 | -0.6306 | +13.8% |
| 1897 | -0.7016 | +11.3% |
| 1898 | -0.7673 | +9.4% |
| 1899 | -0.8293 | +8.1% |
| 1900 | -0.9695 | +16.9% |
| 1901 | -1.11 | +14.4% |
| 1902 | -1.25 | +12.4% |
| 1903 | -1.38 | +10.8% |
| 1904 | -1.51 | +9.3% |
| 1905 | -1.63 | +8.2% |
| 1906 | -1.75 | +7.3% |
| 1907 | -1.87 | +6.6% |
| 1908 | -1.98 | +6.0% |
| 1909 | -2.09 | +5.4% |
| 1910 | -2.09 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -2.07 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | -2.06 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | -2.04 | -0.8% |
| 1914 | -2.03 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | -2.02 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | -2.01 | -0.4% |
| 1917 | -2.01 | -0.1% |
| 1918 | -2 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | -2 | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.228 | -111.4% |
| 1921 | 1.64 | +620.8% |
| 1922 | 2.63 | +59.9% |
| 1923 | 3.35 | +27.4% |
| 1924 | 3.89 | +16.3% |
| 1925 | 4.33 | +11.1% |
| 1926 | 4.68 | +8.1% |
| 1927 | 4.97 | +6.1% |
| 1928 | 5.2 | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 5.41 | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 5.83 | +7.7% |
| 1931 | 6.07 | +4.2% |
| 1932 | 6.22 | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 6.46 | +3.9% |
| 1934 | 6.47 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 6.56 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 6.64 | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 6.73 | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 6.72 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 6.62 | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 7.26 | +9.6% |
| 1941 | 7.43 | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 7.79 | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 7.77 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 8.31 | +6.9% |
| 1945 | 8.46 | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 8.46 | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 8.43 | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 8.45 | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 8.54 | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 18.92 | +121.5% |
| 1951 | 14.34 | -24.2% |
| 1952 | 13.11 | -8.6% |
| 1953 | 12.57 | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 12.29 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 11.84 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 12.08 | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 12.33 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 12.17 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 12.23 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 12.69 | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 9.81 | -22.7% |
| 1962 | 7.44 | -24.1% |
| 1963 | 6.13 | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 5.29 | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 4.56 | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 4.27 | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 5.09 | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 6.05 | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 6.7 | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 5.3 | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 4.23 | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 3.92 | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 3.38 | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 2.9 | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 2.39 | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 2.13 | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 2.03 | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.88 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.69 | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.04 | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 2.39 | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 1.93 | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2.38 | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 2.48 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2.42 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.58 | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.32 | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 2 | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.89 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.24 | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.16 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.75 | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 2.83 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.19 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 3.16 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.11 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.99 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 3.43 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 4.59 | +33.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 3.81 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.54 | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 3.81 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.55 | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.51 | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.35 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9491 | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8828 | -7.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.8828 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.8828 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | -644.8% | -0.011 | -0.0819 |
| 1921 | +620.8% | 0.228 | 1.64 |
| 1891 | -419.1% | -0.033 | -0.1715 |
| 1886 | +260.2% | 0.0148 | 0.0532 |
| 1885 | +151.2% | -0.0289 | 0.0148 |
| 1869 | -133.2% | 0.0331 | -0.011 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 | 0.5076 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.17 | -0.011 | 0.4055 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.2789 | -0.4325 | -0.0819 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0345 | -0.3071 | 0.1449 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.4822 | -0.8293 | -0.033 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.55 | -2.09 | -0.9695 | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.03 | -2.09 | -2 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.63 | 0.228 | 5.41 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.43 | 5.83 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.09 | 7.26 | 8.54 | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.19 | 11.84 | 18.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.8 | 4.27 | 12.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.99 | 1.69 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 | 1.89 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 | 2.09 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 | 3.2 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.21 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9981 | 0.8828 | 1.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 50 Madagascar 0.9711 compare
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- 54 Cameroon 0.8053 compare
- 55 Sweden 0.7533 compare
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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 co2 land use per capita in Mozambique?
- Co2 land use per capita in Mozambique was 0.8828 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 in 1950.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.09 in 1909.
- How does Mozambique rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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