Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.54 t CO2eq/cap for farm gate — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Mozambique peaked at 1.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.54 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 145th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.13 t CO2eq/cap | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.92 t CO2eq/cap | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.88 t CO2eq/cap | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | -12.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.54 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.88 t CO2eq/cap, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.54 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.76 t CO2eq/cap, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 t CO2eq/cap | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | 1.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.844 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.694 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 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 farm gate — emissions per capita in Mozambique?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Mozambique was 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.