Energy — Emissions per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.58 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.58 t CO2eq/cap for energy — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, in 1996.
Mozambique ranks 192nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | +81.8% |
| 2012 | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.58 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.35 t CO2eq/cap, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.58 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.61 t CO2eq/cap, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +81.8% | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.234 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.245 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.529 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5575 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 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 energy — emissions per capita in Mozambique?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Mozambique was 0.58 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 t CO2eq/cap in 2018.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 1996.
- How does Mozambique rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 192nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.