Long run air pollution in Mozambique
Mozambique: Long run air pollution was 93,012 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
93,012
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
100th
of 220 countries
All-time high
123,962
in 2017
All-time low
252.2
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Mozambique, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Mozambique is 93,012, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Mozambique peaked at 123,962 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 252.2, in 1750.
That places Mozambique 100th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 252.2 | — |
| 1751 | 252.91 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 253.63 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 254.34 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 255.05 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 255.76 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 256.47 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 257.18 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 257.89 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 258.6 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 259.31 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 260.02 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 260.73 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 261.44 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 262.15 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 262.86 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 263.57 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 264.28 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 264.99 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 265.7 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 266.41 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 267.12 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 267.83 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 268.54 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 269.25 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 269.95 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 270.66 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 271.37 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 272.08 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 272.79 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 273.5 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 274.21 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 274.91 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 275.62 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 276.33 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 277.04 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 277.75 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 278.45 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 279.16 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 279.87 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 280.58 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 281.28 | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 281.99 | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 282.7 | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 283.4 | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 284.11 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 284.82 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 285.52 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 286.23 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 286.94 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 287.64 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 288.69 | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 289.75 | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 290.8 | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 291.86 | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 292.91 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 293.97 | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 295.03 | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 296.09 | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 297.15 | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 298.22 | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 299.29 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 300.35 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 301.42 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 302.5 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 303.57 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 304.64 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 305.71 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 306.79 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 307.87 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 308.95 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 310.05 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 311.16 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 312.26 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 313.37 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 314.47 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 315.57 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 316.69 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 317.8 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 318.91 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 320.03 | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 323.94 | +1.2% |
| 1832 | 327.87 | +1.2% |
| 1833 | 331.8 | +1.2% |
| 1834 | 335.74 | +1.2% |
| 1835 | 339.69 | +1.2% |
| 1836 | 343.64 | +1.2% |
| 1837 | 347.6 | +1.2% |
| 1838 | 351.57 | +1.1% |
| 1839 | 355.55 | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 359.54 | +1.1% |
| 1841 | 363.93 | +1.2% |
| 1842 | 368.33 | +1.2% |
| 1843 | 372.75 | +1.2% |
| 1844 | 377.17 | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 381.59 | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 386.02 | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 390.47 | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 394.93 | +1.1% |
| 1849 | 399.39 | +1.1% |
| 1850 | 402.85 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 405.63 | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 408.43 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 411.23 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 414.05 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 416.87 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 419.7 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 422.55 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 425.41 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 428.28 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 431.16 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 434.13 | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 437.12 | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 440.12 | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 443.15 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 446.5 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 450.12 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 453.75 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 457.38 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 461.04 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 464.71 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 469.92 | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 474.63 | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 479.37 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 484.12 | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 488.88 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 493.89 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 498.93 | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 503.97 | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 509.04 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 514.12 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 519.76 | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 525.43 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 531.12 | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 536.81 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 542.53 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 548.74 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 554.97 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 561.41 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 567.89 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 574.39 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 578.5 | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 582.71 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 586.98 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 591.32 | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 595.75 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 600.71 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 605.73 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 610.83 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 616.01 | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 621.24 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 649.7 | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 678.13 | +4.4% |
| 1903 | 706.55 | +4.2% |
| 1904 | 734.95 | +4.0% |
| 1905 | 763.37 | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 793.48 | +3.9% |
| 1907 | 823.66 | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 853.95 | +3.7% |
| 1909 | 884.34 | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 914.82 | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 950.15 | +3.9% |
| 1912 | 985.78 | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 1,022 | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 1,058 | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 1,115 | +5.4% |
| 1916 | 1,177 | +5.5% |
| 1917 | 1,241 | +5.5% |
| 1918 | 1,308 | +5.4% |
| 1919 | 1,379 | +5.4% |
| 1920 | 1,453 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 1,548 | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 1,651 | +6.7% |
| 1923 | 1,760 | +6.6% |
| 1924 | 1,874 | +6.5% |
| 1925 | 1,985 | +5.9% |
| 1926 | 2,096 | +5.6% |
| 1927 | 2,449 | +16.9% |
| 1928 | 2,397 | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 2,420 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 2,528 | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 2,654 | +5.0% |
| 1932 | 3,068 | +15.6% |
| 1933 | 3,153 | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 3,379 | +7.1% |
| 1935 | 3,423 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 3,582 | +4.6% |
| 1937 | 3,848 | +7.4% |
| 1938 | 3,981 | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 4,321 | +8.5% |
| 1940 | 4,580 | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 4,786 | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 4,950 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 5,233 | +5.7% |
| 1944 | 5,511 | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 5,732 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 6,025 | +5.1% |
| 1947 | 6,294 | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 6,517 | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 6,818 | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 10,699 | +56.9% |
| 1951 | 11,185 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 12,031 | +7.6% |
| 1953 | 12,440 | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 13,046 | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 14,113 | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 15,234 | +7.9% |
| 1957 | 16,500 | +8.3% |
| 1958 | 17,386 | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 17,860 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 19,013 | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 26,479 | +39.3% |
| 1962 | 20,226 | -23.6% |
| 1963 | 18,511 | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 24,794 | +33.9% |
| 1965 | 24,252 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 27,178 | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 25,059 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 32,670 | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 36,943 | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 34,819 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 64,926 | +86.5% |
| 1972 | 54,917 | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 58,262 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 57,113 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 45,589 | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 44,578 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 43,477 | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 41,297 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 40,667 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 44,811 | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 44,012 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 42,695 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 43,814 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 42,338 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 35,248 | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 35,545 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 35,833 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35,923 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 35,748 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 26,642 | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 24,136 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 25,446 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 27,234 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 26,132 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 26,987 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 26,794 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26,660 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 29,009 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 29,660 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 26,683 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 25,672 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 29,234 | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 35,935 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 36,085 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33,949 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 34,106 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 31,370 | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 32,582 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 34,136 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 35,915 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 40,038 | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 41,858 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 44,003 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 50,504 | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 56,562 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 110,201 | +94.8% |
| 2017 | 123,962 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 89,041 | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 85,552 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 78,769 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 87,416 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 93,012 | +6.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 93,012 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,196, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 93,012 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +94.8% | 56,562 | 110,201 |
| 1971 | +86.5% | 34,819 | 64,926 |
| 1950 | +56.9% | 6,818 | 10,699 |
| 1961 | +39.3% | 19,013 | 26,479 |
| 1964 | +33.9% | 18,511 | 24,794 |
| 1968 | +30.4% | 25,059 | 32,670 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 255.4 | 252.2 | 258.6 | 10 |
| 1760s | 262.51 | 259.31 | 265.7 | 10 |
| 1770s | 269.6 | 266.41 | 272.79 | 10 |
| 1780s | 276.68 | 273.5 | 279.87 | 10 |
| 1790s | 283.76 | 280.58 | 286.94 | 10 |
| 1800s | 292.39 | 287.64 | 297.15 | 10 |
| 1810s | 303.04 | 298.22 | 307.87 | 10 |
| 1820s | 313.92 | 308.95 | 318.91 | 10 |
| 1830s | 337.74 | 320.03 | 355.55 | 10 |
| 1840s | 379.41 | 359.54 | 399.39 | 10 |
| 1850s | 415.5 | 402.85 | 428.28 | 10 |
| 1860s | 445.45 | 431.16 | 461.04 | 10 |
| 1870s | 486.75 | 464.71 | 509.04 | 10 |
| 1880s | 540.28 | 514.12 | 567.89 | 10 |
| 1890s | 594.29 | 574.39 | 616.01 | 10 |
| 1900s | 750.94 | 621.24 | 884.34 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,115 | 914.82 | 1,379 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,963 | 1,453 | 2,449 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,394 | 2,528 | 4,321 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5,645 | 4,580 | 6,818 | 10 |
| 1950s | 14,050 | 10,699 | 17,860 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,512 | 18,511 | 36,943 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48,564 | 34,819 | 64,926 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,597 | 35,248 | 44,811 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,870 | 24,136 | 29,660 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,975 | 25,672 | 36,085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,764 | 35,915 | 123,962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,399 | 78,769 | 93,012 | 3 |
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More environment data for Mozambique
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0012 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9248 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Mozambique?
- Long run air pollution in Mozambique was 93,012 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 123,962 in 2017.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.2 in 1750.
- How does Mozambique rank for long run air pollution?
- Mozambique ranks 100th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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