Emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique
Mozambique: Emissions of air pollutants was 93,012 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
93,012 tonnes
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
100th
of 220 countries
All-time high
123,962 tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
252.2 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique is 93,012 tonnes, 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, emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique peaked at 123,962 tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 252.2 tonnes, 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.
Emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 252.2 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 252.91 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 253.63 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 254.34 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 255.05 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 255.76 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 256.47 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 257.18 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 257.89 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 258.6 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 259.31 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 260.02 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 260.73 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 261.44 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 262.15 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 262.86 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 263.57 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 264.28 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 264.99 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 265.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 266.41 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 267.12 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 267.83 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 268.54 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 269.25 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 269.95 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 270.66 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 271.37 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 272.08 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 272.79 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 273.5 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 274.21 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 274.91 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 275.62 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 276.33 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 277.04 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 277.75 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 278.45 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 279.16 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 279.87 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 280.58 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 281.28 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 281.99 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 282.7 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 283.4 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 284.11 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 284.82 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 285.52 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 286.23 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 286.94 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 287.64 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 288.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1802 | 289.75 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1803 | 290.8 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1804 | 291.86 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1805 | 292.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 293.97 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1807 | 295.03 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1808 | 296.09 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1809 | 297.15 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 298.22 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1811 | 299.29 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 300.35 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 301.42 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 302.5 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 303.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 304.64 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 305.71 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 306.79 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 307.87 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 308.95 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 310.05 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 311.16 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 312.26 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 313.37 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 314.47 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 315.57 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 316.69 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 317.8 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 318.91 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 320.03 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 323.94 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1832 | 327.87 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1833 | 331.8 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1834 | 335.74 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1835 | 339.69 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1836 | 343.64 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1837 | 347.6 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1838 | 351.57 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1839 | 355.55 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1840 | 359.54 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1841 | 363.93 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1842 | 368.33 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1843 | 372.75 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1844 | 377.17 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1845 | 381.59 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1846 | 386.02 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1847 | 390.47 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1848 | 394.93 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1849 | 399.39 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1850 | 402.85 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 405.63 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 408.43 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 411.23 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 414.05 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 416.87 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 419.7 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 422.55 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 425.41 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 428.28 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 431.16 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 434.13 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 437.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1863 | 440.12 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1864 | 443.15 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 446.5 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 450.12 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 453.75 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 457.38 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 461.04 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 464.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 469.92 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1872 | 474.63 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 479.37 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 484.12 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 488.88 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 493.89 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 498.93 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 503.97 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 509.04 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 514.12 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 519.76 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 525.43 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 531.12 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1884 | 536.81 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 542.53 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 548.74 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 554.97 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 561.41 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 567.89 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 574.39 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 578.5 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 582.71 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 586.98 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 591.32 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 595.75 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 600.71 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 605.73 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 610.83 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 616.01 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 621.24 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 649.7 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1902 | 678.13 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1903 | 706.55 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1904 | 734.95 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1905 | 763.37 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1906 | 793.48 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1907 | 823.66 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 853.95 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1909 | 884.34 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 914.82 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1911 | 950.15 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1912 | 985.78 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1913 | 1,022 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1914 | 1,058 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 1,115 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1916 | 1,177 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1917 | 1,241 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1918 | 1,308 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1919 | 1,379 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1920 | 1,453 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 1,548 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1922 | 1,651 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1923 | 1,760 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1924 | 1,874 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1925 | 1,985 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1926 | 2,096 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1927 | 2,449 tonnes | +16.9% |
| 1928 | 2,397 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 2,420 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 2,528 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1931 | 2,654 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1932 | 3,068 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1933 | 3,153 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1934 | 3,379 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1935 | 3,423 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 3,582 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1937 | 3,848 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1938 | 3,981 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1939 | 4,321 tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1940 | 4,580 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 4,786 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 4,950 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 5,233 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1944 | 5,511 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 5,732 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 6,025 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1947 | 6,294 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 6,517 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 6,818 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 10,699 tonnes | +56.9% |
| 1951 | 11,185 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 12,031 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1953 | 12,440 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 13,046 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 14,113 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1956 | 15,234 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1957 | 16,500 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1958 | 17,386 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 17,860 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 19,013 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1961 | 26,479 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 1962 | 20,226 tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1963 | 18,511 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 24,794 tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1965 | 24,252 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 27,178 tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 25,059 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 32,670 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 36,943 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 34,819 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 64,926 tonnes | +86.5% |
| 1972 | 54,917 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 1973 | 58,262 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 57,113 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 45,589 tonnes | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 44,578 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 43,477 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 41,297 tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 40,667 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 44,811 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 44,012 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 42,695 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 43,814 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 42,338 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 35,248 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 35,545 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 35,833 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 35,923 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 35,748 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 26,642 tonnes | -25.5% |
| 1991 | 24,136 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 25,446 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 27,234 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 26,132 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 26,987 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 26,794 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 26,660 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 29,009 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 29,660 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 26,683 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 25,672 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 29,234 tonnes | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 35,935 tonnes | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 36,085 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33,949 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 34,106 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 31,370 tonnes | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 32,582 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 34,136 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 35,915 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 40,038 tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 41,858 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 44,003 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 50,504 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 56,562 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 110,201 tonnes | +94.8% |
| 2017 | 123,962 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 89,041 tonnes | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 85,552 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 78,769 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 87,416 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 93,012 tonnes | +6.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 93,012 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,196 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 93,012 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992 tonnes, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions of air pollutants 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 tonnes | 110,201 tonnes |
| 1971 | +86.5% | 34,819 tonnes | 64,926 tonnes |
| 1950 | +56.9% | 6,818 tonnes | 10,699 tonnes |
| 1961 | +39.3% | 19,013 tonnes | 26,479 tonnes |
| 1964 | +33.9% | 18,511 tonnes | 24,794 tonnes |
| 1968 | +30.4% | 25,059 tonnes | 32,670 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 255.4 tonnes | 252.2 tonnes | 258.6 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 262.51 tonnes | 259.31 tonnes | 265.7 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 269.6 tonnes | 266.41 tonnes | 272.79 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 276.68 tonnes | 273.5 tonnes | 279.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 283.76 tonnes | 280.58 tonnes | 286.94 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 292.39 tonnes | 287.64 tonnes | 297.15 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 303.04 tonnes | 298.22 tonnes | 307.87 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 313.92 tonnes | 308.95 tonnes | 318.91 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 337.74 tonnes | 320.03 tonnes | 355.55 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 379.41 tonnes | 359.54 tonnes | 399.39 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 415.5 tonnes | 402.85 tonnes | 428.28 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 445.45 tonnes | 431.16 tonnes | 461.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 486.75 tonnes | 464.71 tonnes | 509.04 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 540.28 tonnes | 514.12 tonnes | 567.89 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 594.29 tonnes | 574.39 tonnes | 616.01 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 750.94 tonnes | 621.24 tonnes | 884.34 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,115 tonnes | 914.82 tonnes | 1,379 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,963 tonnes | 1,453 tonnes | 2,449 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3,394 tonnes | 2,528 tonnes | 4,321 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5,645 tonnes | 4,580 tonnes | 6,818 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 14,050 tonnes | 10,699 tonnes | 17,860 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 25,512 tonnes | 18,511 tonnes | 36,943 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 48,564 tonnes | 34,819 tonnes | 64,926 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,597 tonnes | 35,248 tonnes | 44,811 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,870 tonnes | 24,136 tonnes | 29,660 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,975 tonnes | 25,672 tonnes | 36,085 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,764 tonnes | 35,915 tonnes | 123,962 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,399 tonnes | 78,769 tonnes | 93,012 tonnes | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Mozambique was 93,012 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 123,962 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 252.2 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Mozambique rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Mozambique ranks 100th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants 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 Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.