Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.4331 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Mozambique, 1850–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 44 South Korea 0.4663 compare
- 45 New Zealand 0.4514 compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.4447 compare
- 48 Uganda 0.4243 compare
- 49 Myanmar 0.4102 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 0.4076 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 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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