Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.8828 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8828 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
53rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.92 tonnes per person
in 1950
All-time low
-2.09 tonnes per person
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique peaked at 18.92 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, -2.09 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.59 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1852 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1853 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1854 | 0.9707 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1855 | 0.8302 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1856 | 0.7197 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6513 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5612 tonnes per person | -13.8% |
| 1859 | 0.5076 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1860 | 0.4055 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3283 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1862 | 0.263 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1863 | 0.2141 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1864 | 0.1598 tonnes per person | -25.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1142 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0741 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1193 tonnes per person | +61.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -72.3% |
| 1869 | -0.011 tonnes per person | -133.2% |
| 1870 | -0.0819 tonnes per person | +644.8% |
| 1871 | -0.1398 tonnes per person | +70.8% |
| 1872 | -0.1906 tonnes per person | +36.3% |
| 1873 | -0.2357 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1874 | -0.2761 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1875 | -0.313 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1876 | -0.3464 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1877 | -0.3697 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1878 | -0.4037 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1879 | -0.4325 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1880 | -0.3071 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1881 | -0.2143 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1882 | -0.1342 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 1883 | -0.0785 tonnes per person | -41.5% |
| 1884 | -0.0289 tonnes per person | -63.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -151.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0532 tonnes per person | +260.2% |
| 1887 | 0.0876 tonnes per person | +64.5% |
| 1888 | 0.1177 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1449 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1890 | -0.033 tonnes per person | -122.8% |
| 1891 | -0.1715 tonnes per person | +419.1% |
| 1892 | -0.2825 tonnes per person | +64.8% |
| 1893 | -0.3806 tonnes per person | +34.7% |
| 1894 | -0.4714 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 1895 | -0.554 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1896 | -0.6306 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1897 | -0.7016 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1898 | -0.7673 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1899 | -0.8293 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1900 | -0.9695 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 1901 | -1.11 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1902 | -1.25 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1903 | -1.38 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1904 | -1.51 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1905 | -1.63 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1906 | -1.75 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1907 | -1.87 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1908 | -1.98 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1909 | -2.09 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1910 | -2.09 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -2.07 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1912 | -2.06 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1913 | -2.04 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1914 | -2.03 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1915 | -2.02 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | -2.01 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1917 | -2.01 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1918 | -2 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | -2 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.228 tonnes per person | -111.4% |
| 1921 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +620.8% |
| 1922 | 2.63 tonnes per person | +59.9% |
| 1923 | 3.35 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1924 | 3.89 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1925 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1926 | 4.68 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1927 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1928 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1929 | 5.41 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1930 | 5.83 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1931 | 6.07 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1932 | 6.22 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1933 | 6.46 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1934 | 6.47 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 6.56 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 6.64 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1937 | 6.73 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 6.72 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 6.62 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 7.26 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1941 | 7.43 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 7.79 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1943 | 7.77 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 8.31 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1945 | 8.46 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 8.46 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 8.43 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1948 | 8.45 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1949 | 8.54 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 18.92 tonnes per person | +121.5% |
| 1951 | 14.34 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1952 | 13.11 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1953 | 12.57 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 12.29 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 11.84 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 12.08 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 12.33 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 12.17 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 12.23 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 12.69 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 9.81 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1962 | 7.44 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1963 | 6.13 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 5.29 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1965 | 4.56 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 4.27 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 5.09 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 6.05 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 5.3 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1971 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 1972 | 3.92 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 3.38 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 2.9 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1984 | 2.48 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.58 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 2 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.75 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 1995 | 2.83 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.19 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 3.16 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.11 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.99 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 4.59 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 3.54 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 3.81 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 3.91 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9491 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8828 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.8828 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.8828 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | -0.0819 tonnes per person |
| 1921 | +620.8% | 0.228 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person |
| 1891 | -419.1% | -0.033 tonnes per person | -0.1715 tonnes per person |
| 1886 | +260.2% | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0532 tonnes per person |
| 1885 | +151.2% | -0.0289 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person |
| 1869 | -133.2% | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -0.011 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.5076 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.17 tonnes per person | -0.011 tonnes per person | 0.4055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.2789 tonnes per person | -0.4325 tonnes per person | -0.0819 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0345 tonnes per person | -0.3071 tonnes per person | 0.1449 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.4822 tonnes per person | -0.8293 tonnes per person | -0.033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.55 tonnes per person | -2.09 tonnes per person | -0.9695 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -2.03 tonnes per person | -2.09 tonnes per person | -2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.63 tonnes per person | 0.228 tonnes per person | 5.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.43 tonnes per person | 5.83 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.09 tonnes per person | 7.26 tonnes per person | 8.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 13.19 tonnes per person | 11.84 tonnes per person | 18.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 4.27 tonnes per person | 12.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.99 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 3.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.84 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9981 tonnes per person | 0.8828 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mozambique
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- 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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Mozambique was 0.8828 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.92 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.09 tonnes per person in 1909.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.