Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
158th
of 195 countries
All-time high
34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1988.
Mozambique ranks 158th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 11.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 11.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 11.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 12.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 16.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1971 | 10.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 1972 | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 11.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 10.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 12.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 10.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 12.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 12.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 13.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 12.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 9.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 9.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1991 | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 13.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 14.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 14.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 15.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 14.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 15.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 17.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 17.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 17.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 17.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 21.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 26.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 26.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 32.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 29.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 26.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 29.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 32.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 33.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 155 Sudan 37.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 156 Latvia 36.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 157 Angola 34.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 159 Zimbabwe 34.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 160 Bahamas 34.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 161 Syria 33.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 34.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.