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
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
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).