Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique
Mozambique: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.429 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique, 1990–2023
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
Mozambique recorded 0.429 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique peaked at 0.763 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0749 tonnes per person, in 1996.
That places Mozambique 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1237 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1121 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1178 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1212 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1126 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1102 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0749 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0787 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0925 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2292 tonnes per person | +147.9% |
| 2001 | 0.252 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2412 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2796 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2751 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3042 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2873 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3328 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3831 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3632 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3406 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4411 tonnes per person | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4144 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.601 tonnes per person | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 0.763 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6074 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5717 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4478 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4306 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4334 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3954 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4349 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.429 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.429 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2058 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.429 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +147.9% | 0.0925 tonnes per person | 0.2292 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1025 tonnes per person | 0.0749 tonnes per person | 0.1237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2948 tonnes per person | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 0.3831 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5051 tonnes per person | 0.3406 tonnes per person | 0.763 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4283 tonnes per person | 0.3954 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Mozambique was 0.429 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0749 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.