Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique
Mozambique: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
93rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2022
All-time low
723,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique is 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique peaked at 27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 723,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Mozambique 93rd out of 198 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 723,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | — |
| 1851 | 727,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1852 | 731,896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 736,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 740,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 744,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 748,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 752,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 756,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 760,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1860 | 764,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 766,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 769,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 772,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 775,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 778,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 781,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 784,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 787,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 790,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 793,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 797,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 800,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 805,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 809,357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 813,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 818,318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1877 | 822,750 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 827,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 831,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 834,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1881 | 838,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 841,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 845,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 848,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 852,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 855,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 859,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 862,831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 866,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 872,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 871,642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 871,157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 870,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 870,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 870,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 870,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 870,676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 870,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 871,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 871,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 874,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 878,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 881,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1904 | 885,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 888,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 892,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1907 | 895,724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 899,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 902,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 904,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 911,636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 918,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 924,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 931,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 953,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 976,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1920 | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.6% |
| 1921 | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1922 | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1923 | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.9% |
| 1924 | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1926 | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.8% |
| 1927 | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.1% |
| 1928 | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1930 | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1931 | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.7% |
| 1933 | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1936 | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.8% |
| 1938 | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.7% |
| 1940 | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1941 | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +38.6% |
| 1951 | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.7% |
| 1956 | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +6.5% |
| 1958 | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.9% |
| 1962 | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.8% |
| 1963 | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 5.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 5.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 5.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +18.0% |
| 1969 | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 7.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 7.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 7.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 6.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 6.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 8.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -15.1% |
| 1985 | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 6.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 6.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -21.1% |
| 1998 | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +36.4% |
| 1999 | 6.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 7.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 15.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 17.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 20.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 22.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 23.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 23.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 24.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 26.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | +1.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +45.9% | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1950 | +38.6% | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1998 | +36.4% | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 2014 | +29.0% | 17.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
| 1982 | +27.5% | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 742,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 723,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 777,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 764,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 790,579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 811,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 793,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 850,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 834,748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 866,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 871,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 870,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 886,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 871,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 902,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 959,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 90 Jordan 29.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 91 Laos 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 92 Sri Lanka 27.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 94 Uganda 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 95 Nepal 26.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 96 Cambodia 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mozambique was 27.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 27.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2022.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 723,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Mozambique rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mozambique ranks 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.