Mozambique vs Northern Africa: Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2

Mozambique
43,135 kt
in 2025
Northern Africa
51,942 kt
in 2025
Mozambique rank
15th
Northern Africa rank
13th

Carbon stock change … Carbon Net emissions/removals CO2 over time

  • Mozambique
  • Northern Africa
-50.0k-25.0k025.0k50.0k199020072025

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 51,942 kt against 43,135 kt in Mozambique, a difference of 8,807 kt.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 15th and Northern Africa ranks 13th of 243 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 43,127 kt -8,958 kt 52,085 kt Mozambique
2000s 43,131 kt -5,519 kt 48,650 kt Mozambique
2010s 43,128 kt -18,799 kt 61,927 kt Mozambique
2020s 43,133 kt 34,962 kt 8,172 kt Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Mozambique or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 51,942 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 Mozambique and Northern Africa?
8,807 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Northern Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Northern Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Mozambique ranks 15th and Northern Africa ranks 13th of 243 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).