Mozambique vs Tanzania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Mozambique
0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique rank
73rd
Tanzania rank
70th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.1235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 0.1612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 0.8121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.7428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 0.606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 0.5298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 0.6077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.5116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.3819 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 Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 70th 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.