Per capita methane emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Per capita methane emissions was 0.782 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.782
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
128th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.62
in 1970
All-time low
0.23
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Mozambique stood at 0.782.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mozambique peaked at 1.62 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 1851.
Mozambique ranks 128th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita methane emissions in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2305 | — |
| 1851 | 0.23 | -0.2% |
| 1852 | 0.2307 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.2326 | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.2345 | +0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.2365 | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.2384 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.2403 | +0.8% |
| 1858 | 0.2423 | +0.8% |
| 1859 | 0.2443 | +0.8% |
| 1860 | 0.2463 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 0.2477 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2492 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2509 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.2524 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.2541 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.2557 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.2574 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.2591 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.2608 | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.2626 | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.2645 | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.2664 | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.2685 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.2705 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.2726 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.2747 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.2767 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.2788 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.2808 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.2825 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2842 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.2857 | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.2871 | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.2884 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.2897 | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.2911 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.2924 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.2938 | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.2954 | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.2974 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 0.2986 | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3001 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 0.302 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.3039 | +0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.3059 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.3079 | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.3099 | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.3119 | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.3142 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.3168 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 0.3202 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.3239 | +1.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3279 | +1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.3319 | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 0.336 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.3401 | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 0.3443 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.3485 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.3525 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.3563 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.3623 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.368 | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.3735 | +1.5% |
| 1914 | 0.3791 | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.3888 | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.3988 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 0.4092 | +2.6% |
| 1918 | 0.4194 | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 0.4284 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.4361 | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.4461 | +2.3% |
| 1922 | 0.455 | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4624 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.4699 | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4741 | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.4783 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.4824 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.4865 | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.4897 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.4936 | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.502 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 0.5104 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.5184 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.5278 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | 0.5371 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.5803 | +8.1% |
| 1937 | 0.624 | +7.5% |
| 1938 | 0.6679 | +7.0% |
| 1939 | 0.7116 | +6.5% |
| 1940 | 0.7563 | +6.3% |
| 1941 | 0.784 | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 0.8109 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 0.836 | +3.1% |
| 1944 | 0.8601 | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.8806 | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.9002 | +2.2% |
| 1947 | 0.9188 | +2.1% |
| 1948 | 0.9364 | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.9533 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 0.9845 | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 1.02 | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 1.05 | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 1.09 | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 1.13 | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 1.17 | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 1.21 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.24 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 1.28 | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1.33 | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 1.36 | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 1.28 | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 1.27 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.26 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.25 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.24 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.23 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.21 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.2 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.19 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | +35.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9787 | -39.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9969 | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9009 | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8696 | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9271 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9219 | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.13 | +22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9238 | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8046 | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8581 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.818 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6328 | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6315 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5843 | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7767 | +32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5572 | -28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6163 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8375 | +35.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8148 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8074 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7913 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7433 | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7062 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6837 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6236 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6941 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6552 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6171 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6379 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7001 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6926 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6623 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7095 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6583 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6579 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6481 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5703 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5928 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7208 | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7916 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8194 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8154 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7706 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7229 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7928 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8917 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7653 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6891 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7327 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7877 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7746 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.782 | +1.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.782 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.782 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita 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 | -39.5% | 1.62 | 0.9787 |
| 1970 | +35.8% | 1.19 | 1.62 |
| 1990 | +35.9% | 0.6163 | 0.8375 |
| 1987 | +32.9% | 0.5843 | 0.7767 |
| 1988 | -28.3% | 0.7767 | 0.5572 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.236 | 0.23 | 0.2443 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2534 | 0.2463 | 0.2608 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2716 | 0.2626 | 0.2808 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.289 | 0.2825 | 0.2954 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3052 | 0.2974 | 0.3142 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3342 | 0.3168 | 0.3525 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3884 | 0.3563 | 0.4284 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4681 | 0.4361 | 0.4897 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5673 | 0.4936 | 0.7116 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8637 | 0.7563 | 0.9533 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.15 | 0.9845 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.8696 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7203 | 0.5572 | 0.9238 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7357 | 0.6236 | 0.8375 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6554 | 0.5703 | 0.7095 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7683 | 0.5928 | 0.8917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7532 | 0.6891 | 0.7877 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 125 Morocco 0.7966 compare
- 126 Malaysia 0.7963 compare
- 127 Luxembourg 0.7944 compare
- 129 Albania 0.7787 compare
- 130 Madagascar 0.7756 compare
- 131 South Korea 0.767 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 methane emissions in Mozambique?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mozambique was 0.782 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 1851.
- How does Mozambique rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 128th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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