Methane emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Methane emissions was 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 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 in Mozambique peaked at 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Mozambique 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1890 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1891 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1912 | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1915 | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1918 | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.2% |
| 1921 | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1922 | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1923 | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1924 | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1927 | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1928 | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1929 | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1930 | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 1931 | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1935 | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 1937 | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1938 | 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 1939 | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.1% |
| 1940 | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.9% |
| 1941 | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.4% |
| 1942 | 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.2% |
| 1943 | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.0% |
| 1944 | 4.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1945 | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.2% |
| 1946 | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.1% |
| 1947 | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1948 | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.9% |
| 1951 | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1952 | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 7.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 7.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 8.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 9.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 1961 | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 8.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 9.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 9.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 9.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 9.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 13.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +38.9% |
| 1971 | 8.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -38.0% |
| 1972 | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 9.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 12.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +26.8% |
| 1980 | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.1% |
| 1985 | 7.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -28.4% |
| 1989 | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +37.9% |
| 1991 | 10.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 11.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 11.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 11.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 13.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 13.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 14.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 14.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 13.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 17.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 19.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 20.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 21.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 22.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 25.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 22.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 23.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 25.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 26.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -38.0% | 13.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1970 | +38.9% | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1990 | +37.9% | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1987 | +33.5% | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1988 | -28.4% | 9.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1979 | +26.8% | 9.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
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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 in Mozambique?
- Methane emissions in Mozambique was 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Mozambique rank for methane emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.