emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0622 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0622 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.1961 tonnes per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 tonnes per person, in 2010.
Mozambique ranks 56th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1807 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1818 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1798 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1803 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1791 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1839 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1911 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1944 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.194 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1961 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1881 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1825 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1748 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1667 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1596 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1507 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1434 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1388 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1359 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1328 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.127 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1211 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1085 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1054 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1037 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1016 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0977 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0935 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.086 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0804 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.077 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.074 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0813 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0789 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0713 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0693 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0427 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.052 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0638 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0637 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0622 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0622 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +26.7% | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.052 tonnes per person |
| 2016 | +26.1% | 0.0506 tonnes per person | 0.0638 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | -29.5% | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1837 tonnes per person | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 0.1944 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1695 tonnes per person | 0.1388 tonnes per person | 0.1961 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1169 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 0.1359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 0.074 tonnes per person | 0.1016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.0427 tonnes per person | 0.0725 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0546 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | 0.0647 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.063 tonnes per person | 0.0622 tonnes per person | 0.0635 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0622 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1961 tonnes per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 tonnes per person in 2010.
- How does Mozambique rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.