Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1950
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1912
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique peaked at 0.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1912.
That places Mozambique 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -9.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -6.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -15.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +20.5% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -18.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -17.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -23.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -32.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -90.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +96.9% |
| 1902 | -0.0% | -1328.6% |
| 1903 | -0.0% | +71.3% |
| 1904 | -0.0% | -55.9% |
| 1905 | -0.0% | +176.3% |
| 1906 | -0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1907 | -0.0% | -34.4% |
| 1908 | -0.0% | +90.0% |
| 1909 | -0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1910 | -0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1911 | -0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1912 | -0.0% | +32.8% |
| 1913 | -0.0% | -22.2% |
| 1914 | -0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1915 | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1916 | -0.0% | -27.4% |
| 1917 | -0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1918 | -0.0% | -47.0% |
| 1919 | -0.0% | +80.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -421.4% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +88.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +15.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +23.6% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | +64.0% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | -20.9% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | -1328.6% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | +421.4% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1905 | -176.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1901 | +96.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1921 | +88.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1900 | -90.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 80 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 81 Laos 0.1% compare
- 82 Singapore 0.1% compare
- 84 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.1% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mozambique was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1912.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.