Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 72.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique stood at 72.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique peaked at 95.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 62nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.0% | — |
| 1991 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | -3.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 72.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 72.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.5% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 86.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 72.7% | 93.8% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mozambique was 72.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mozambique ranks 62nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.