Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.2487 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2487 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
197th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.427 tonnes per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0025 tonnes per person
in 1931
Years of data
98
1927–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique, 1927–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique is 0.2487 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique peaked at 0.427 tonnes per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 tonnes per person, in 1931.
Mozambique ranks 197th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -50.9% |
| 1929 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -51.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1932 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +462.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1934 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +61.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -50.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +72.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -26.4% |
| 1949 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1950 | 0.1525 tonnes per person | +1417.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1556 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1774 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1765 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1844 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2189 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2444 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1957 | 0.2748 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2786 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2715 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2804 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3848 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2848 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2334 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2948 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2705 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2809 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2423 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3517 tonnes per person | +45.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4014 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3613 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.427 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3791 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3975 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3406 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3021 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.259 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2647 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2699 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2389 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2821 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2143 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2135 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1619 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1227 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0786 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0705 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0755 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0812 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.073 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0709 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.069 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0641 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0659 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0729 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0838 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0957 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0939 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0872 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0922 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1028 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0999 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1147 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1314 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1254 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1429 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3148 tonnes per person | +120.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2535 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3127 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2452 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2416 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2375 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.206 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2435 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2847 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2704 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2487 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.2487 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1531 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.2487 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417 tonnes per person, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1417.7% | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.1525 tonnes per person |
| 1932 | +462.5% | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.014 tonnes per person |
| 2014 | +120.4% | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.3148 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1930s | 0.01 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2134 tonnes per person | 0.1525 tonnes per person | 0.2786 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3025 tonnes per person | 0.2334 tonnes per person | 0.4014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.324 tonnes per person | 0.2389 tonnes per person | 0.427 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1396 tonnes per person | 0.0762 tonnes per person | 0.2821 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0715 tonnes per person | 0.0641 tonnes per person | 0.0812 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 tonnes per person | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 tonnes per person | 0.1147 tonnes per person | 0.3148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2506 tonnes per person | 0.206 tonnes per person | 0.2847 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 194 Afghanistan 0.2538 tonnes per person compare
- 195 Haiti 0.2523 tonnes per person compare
- 196 Yemen 0.2494 tonnes per person compare
- 198 Eritrea 0.21 tonnes per person compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 0.166 tonnes per person compare
- 200 Guinea-Bissau 0.1554 tonnes per person 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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Mozambique was 0.2487 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 relative to the global average recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.427 tonnes per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 tonnes per person in 1931.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Mozambique ranks 197th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.