Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique is 0.4714 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique peaked at 0.8017 kilograms per international-$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.06 kilograms per international-$, in 1996.
That places Mozambique 11th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0766 kilograms per international-$ | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0998 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2063 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4067 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3909 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8017 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4469 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4714 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 8 Kuwait 0.5288 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 10 Nepal 0.4814 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Oman 0.4578 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4487 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 14 Namibia 0.4466 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mozambique was 0.4714 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8017 kilograms per international-$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Mozambique ranks 11th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).