Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0313 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0313 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
122nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.035 tonnes per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0006 tonnes per person
in 1993
Years of data
97
1928–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique stood at 0.0313 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique peaked at 0.035 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 tonnes per person, in 1993.
That places Mozambique 122nd out of 209 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +47.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1934 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +62.7% |
| 1939 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1940 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1943 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +41.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -20.7% |
| 1947 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1948 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1949 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +56.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1955 | 0.011 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1956 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1957 | 0.013 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0268 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0337 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -41.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +44.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | +45.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -57.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -64.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -63.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -35.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +180.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +189.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1998 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +80.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +49.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.032 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.035 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.033 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0313 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0313 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0115 tonnes per person, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0313 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0113 tonnes per person, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +189.9% | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | +180.0% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person |
| 2002 | +80.1% | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0159 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.035 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 0.034 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Mozambique was 0.0313 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.035 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 tonnes per person in 1993.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.