Madagascar vs Mozambique: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Madagascar
51,311 kt
in 2025
Mozambique
43,135 kt
in 2025
Madagascar rank
9th
Mozambique rank
12th

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 51,311 kt against 43,135 kt in Mozambique, a difference of 8,176 kt.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 223 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 81,096 kt 43,127 kt 37,968 kt Madagascar
2000s 74,466 kt 43,131 kt 31,335 kt Madagascar
2010s 59,797 kt 43,128 kt 16,669 kt Madagascar
2020s 49,308 kt 43,133 kt 6,175 kt Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Madagascar or Mozambique?
Madagascar, at 51,311 kt against 43,135 kt in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Madagascar and Mozambique?
8,176 kt, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Madagascar ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 12th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).