Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.429 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mozambique stood at 0.429 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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.
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 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mozambique?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.763 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0749 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.