Germany vs Mozambique: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Germany
0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Germany rank
71st
Mozambique rank
73rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Germany
- Mozambique
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 71st and Mozambique ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 11 and Mozambique in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 0.1865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 0.1884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 0.2228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 0.3572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 0.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 0.8305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.9407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.8046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.4852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.4071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Germany or Mozambique?
- Germany, at 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Germany and Mozambique?
- 0.0132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Mozambique rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Germany ranks 71st and Mozambique ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.