Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 5.05 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mozambique stood at 5.05 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of up 135.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mozambique peaked at 16.8 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.95 kilograms per person, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.78 kilograms per person | 4.24 kilograms per person | 16.8 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.26 kilograms per person | 7.01 kilograms per person | 13.41 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 kilograms per person | 3.2 kilograms per person | 9.13 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 kilograms per person | 1.95 kilograms per person | 5.05 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mozambique?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Mozambique was 5.05 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 kilograms per person in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Mozambique ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.