Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique

Mozambique: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4331 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4331
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
47th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.7714
in 1949
All-time low
0.2303
in 1988
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 0.4331 for share nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique peaked at 0.7714 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2303, in 1988.

That places Mozambique 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique, 1850 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1850 0.2761 —
1851 0.2763 +0.1%
1852 0.2766 +0.1%
1853 0.2768 +0.1%
1854 0.2769 +0.1%
1855 0.2771 +0.0%
1856 0.2772 +0.0%
1857 0.2772 +0.0%
1858 0.2772 -0.0%
1859 0.2771 -0.0%
1860 0.277 -0.1%
1861 0.2768 -0.1%
1862 0.2766 -0.1%
1863 0.2764 -0.1%
1864 0.2762 -0.1%
1865 0.2759 -0.1%
1866 0.2757 -0.1%
1867 0.2755 -0.1%
1868 0.2753 -0.1%
1869 0.2751 -0.1%
1870 0.275 -0.1%
1871 0.2752 +0.1%
1872 0.276 +0.3%
1873 0.2772 +0.4%
1874 0.2785 +0.5%
1875 0.2799 +0.5%
1876 0.2812 +0.5%
1877 0.2823 +0.4%
1878 0.2831 +0.3%
1879 0.2837 +0.2%
1880 0.284 +0.1%
1881 0.284 +0.0%
1882 0.2841 +0.0%
1883 0.2841 +0.0%
1884 0.2841 -0.0%
1885 0.284 -0.0%
1886 0.284 -0.0%
1887 0.284 -0.0%
1888 0.2839 -0.0%
1889 0.2839 -0.0%
1890 0.2867 +1.0%
1891 0.2861 -0.2%
1892 0.2855 -0.2%
1893 0.285 -0.2%
1894 0.2846 -0.1%
1895 0.2843 -0.1%
1896 0.2842 -0.0%
1897 0.2842 +0.0%
1898 0.2845 +0.1%
1899 0.285 +0.2%
1900 0.2858 +0.3%
1901 0.2865 +0.2%
1902 0.2867 +0.1%
1903 0.2866 -0.0%
1904 0.2865 -0.1%
1905 0.2863 -0.0%
1906 0.2864 +0.0%
1907 0.2868 +0.1%
1908 0.2877 +0.3%
1909 0.2892 +0.5%
1910 0.2914 +0.8%
1911 0.2952 +1.3%
1912 0.3011 +2.0%
1913 0.3086 +2.5%
1914 0.3173 +2.8%
1915 0.3267 +3.0%
1916 0.3365 +3.0%
1917 0.3463 +2.9%
1918 0.3559 +2.8%
1919 0.3651 +2.6%
1920 0.3736 +2.3%
1921 0.3825 +2.4%
1922 0.3925 +2.6%
1923 0.4028 +2.6%
1924 0.4129 +2.5%
1925 0.4225 +2.3%
1926 0.4309 +2.0%
1927 0.4377 +1.6%
1928 0.4427 +1.1%
1929 0.4453 +0.6%
1930 0.4451 -0.0%
1931 0.442 -0.7%
1932 0.4364 -1.3%
1933 0.4289 -1.7%
1934 0.4201 -2.0%
1935 0.4107 -2.2%
1936 0.4012 -2.3%
1937 0.3922 -2.2%
1938 0.3843 -2.0%
1939 0.378 -1.6%
1940 0.3739 -1.1%
1941 0.3941 +5.4%
1942 0.448 +13.7%
1943 0.5167 +15.3%
1944 0.5857 +13.4%
1945 0.6471 +10.5%
1946 0.6971 +7.7%
1947 0.7346 +5.4%
1948 0.7595 +3.4%
1949 0.7714 +1.6%
1950 0.7696 -0.2%
1951 0.7523 -2.2%
1952 0.7217 -4.1%
1953 0.6816 -5.5%
1954 0.6359 -6.7%
1955 0.588 -7.5%
1956 0.5413 -7.9%
1957 0.4988 -7.9%
1958 0.4632 -7.1%
1959 0.4372 -5.6%
1960 0.4228 -3.3%
1961 0.4132 -2.3%
1962 0.4016 -2.8%
1963 0.39 -2.9%
1964 0.3796 -2.7%
1965 0.3677 -3.1%
1966 0.3538 -3.8%
1967 0.3428 -3.1%
1968 0.3348 -2.3%
1969 0.329 -1.7%
1970 0.5166 +57.0%
1971 0.2493 -51.7%
1972 0.2651 +6.3%
1973 0.2847 +7.4%
1974 0.2332 -18.1%
1975 0.2838 +21.7%
1976 0.2346 -17.3%
1977 0.2757 +17.5%
1978 0.2887 +4.7%
1979 0.3929 +36.1%
1980 0.3073 -21.8%
1981 0.2618 -14.8%
1982 0.3788 +44.7%
1983 0.3714 -1.9%
1984 0.251 -32.4%
1985 0.278 +10.7%
1986 0.272 -2.2%
1987 0.3576 +31.5%
1988 0.2303 -35.6%
1989 0.283 +22.9%
1990 0.4158 +46.9%
1991 0.4081 -1.8%
1992 0.4071 -0.3%
1993 0.4039 -0.8%
1994 0.4218 +4.4%
1995 0.415 -1.6%
1996 0.4026 -3.0%
1997 0.3125 -22.4%
1998 0.4135 +32.3%
1999 0.371 -10.3%
2000 0.3473 -6.4%
2001 0.4087 +17.7%
2002 0.4227 +3.4%
2003 0.4361 +3.1%
2004 0.4047 -7.2%
2005 0.4372 +8.0%
2006 0.406 -7.1%
2007 0.4119 +1.5%
2008 0.4543 +10.3%
2009 0.4063 -10.6%
2010 0.4505 +10.9%
2011 0.3954 -12.2%
2012 0.4084 +3.3%
2013 0.4231 +3.6%
2014 0.4146 -2.0%
2015 0.3944 -4.9%
2016 0.3741 -5.2%
2017 0.3512 -6.1%
2018 0.398 +13.3%
2019 0.3838 -3.6%
2020 0.3702 -3.6%
2021 0.3718 +0.5%
2022 0.4314 +16.0%
2023 0.4178 -3.1%
2024 0.4331 +3.7%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 0.4331 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2094, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 0.4331 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share nitrous oxide 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +57.0% 0.329 0.5166
1971 -51.7% 0.5166 0.2493
1990 +46.9% 0.283 0.4158
1982 +44.7% 0.2618 0.3788
1979 +36.1% 0.2887 0.3929
1988 -35.6% 0.3576 0.2303

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2768 0.2761 0.2772 10
1860s 0.276 0.2751 0.277 10
1870s 0.2792 0.275 0.2837 10
1880s 0.284 0.2839 0.2841 10
1890s 0.285 0.2842 0.2867 10
1900s 0.2868 0.2858 0.2892 10
1910s 0.3244 0.2914 0.3651 10
1920s 0.4143 0.3736 0.4453 10
1930s 0.4139 0.378 0.4451 10
1940s 0.5928 0.3739 0.7714 10
1950s 0.609 0.4372 0.7696 10
1960s 0.3735 0.329 0.4228 10
1970s 0.3024 0.2332 0.5166 10
1980s 0.2991 0.2303 0.3788 10
1990s 0.3971 0.3125 0.4218 10
2000s 0.4135 0.3473 0.4543 10
2010s 0.3993 0.3512 0.4505 10
2020s 0.4049 0.3702 0.4331 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 44 South Korea 0.4663 compare
  2. 45 New Zealand 0.4514 compare
  3. 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4447 compare
  4. 48 Uganda 0.4243 compare
  5. 49 Myanmar 0.4102 compare
  6. 50 Kazakhstan 0.4076 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique was 0.4331 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 0.7714 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2303 in 1988.
How does Mozambique rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Mozambique ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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