Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique is 0.3%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 59th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +35.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mozambique was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Mozambique ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.