Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.4% for share of global 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 of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique peaked at 0.8% in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 44 South Korea 0.5% compare
- 45 New Zealand 0.5% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 48 Uganda 0.4% compare
- 49 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1949.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 47th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.