LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: LULUCF — Emissions per capita was 1.7 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.7 t CO2eq/cap for lulucf — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lulucf — emissions per capita in Mozambique peaked at 4.68 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.7 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 29th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
LULUCF — Emissions per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.68 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 4.59 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.51 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.37 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 4.08 t CO2eq/cap | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 3.84 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 2.65 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap | +42.3% |
| 2002 | 3.03 t CO2eq/cap | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 3.19 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.15 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.19 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.13 t CO2eq/cap | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.04 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.84 t CO2eq/cap | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2.79 t CO2eq/cap | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.86 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.66 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.52 t CO2eq/cap | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.36 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 2.02 t CO2eq/cap | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.99 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.9 t CO2eq/cap | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | -10.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.7 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3 t CO2eq/cap, 5.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.7 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.27 t CO2eq/cap, 6.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LULUCF — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.3% | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1996 | -27.6% | 3.84 t CO2eq/cap | 2.78 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 t CO2eq/cap | 2.55 t CO2eq/cap | 4.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2.41 t CO2eq/cap | 3.43 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2.13 t CO2eq/cap | 3.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 t CO2eq/cap | 1.7 t CO2eq/cap | 2.02 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 lulucf — emissions per capita in Mozambique?
- Lulucf — emissions per capita in Mozambique was 1.7 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest lulucf — emissions per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for lulucf — emissions per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lulucf — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. 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 LULUCF — 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.