Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 123.98 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique stood at 123.98 kilograms per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique peaked at 132.9 kilograms per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 37.45 kilograms per person, in 1991.
Mozambique ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2 kilograms per person | 37.45 kilograms per person | 60.49 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.88 kilograms per person | 45.31 kilograms per person | 68.78 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.27 kilograms per person | 73.92 kilograms per person | 126.93 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.73 kilograms per person | 106.55 kilograms per person | 132.9 kilograms per person | 4 |
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More climate change data for Mozambique
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.63 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.9% (2025)
- Urban population 13.26 million (2025)
- Urban population 37.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 211.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2487 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Mozambique was 123.98 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 132.9 kilograms per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.45 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Mozambique ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.