Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Mozambique

Mozambique: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7,581 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,581 kt
Change on year
down 24.7%
World rank
4th
of 219 countries
All-time high
15,209 kt
in 2010
All-time low
389.54 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Mozambique, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 9.9k kt1991: 9.9k kt1992: 9.9k kt1993: 9.9k kt1994: 9.9k kt1995: 9.9k kt1996: 2.2k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.9k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 389.5 kt2001: 11.0k kt2002: 7.6k kt2003: 10.1k kt2004: 10.4k kt2005: 11.6k kt2006: 11.7k kt2007: 11.6k kt2008: 12.6k kt2009: 11.0k kt2010: 15.2k kt2011: 12.2k kt2012: 14.2k kt2013: 14.3k kt2014: 13.7k kt2015: 12.7k kt2016: 14.2k kt2017: 13.3k kt2018: 13.6k kt2019: 11.0k kt2020: 10.3k kt2021: 10.7k kt2022: 10.1k kt2023: 7.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 7,581 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Mozambique peaked at 15,209 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 389.54 kt, in 2000.

That places Mozambique 4th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,611 kt 1,362 kt 9,851 kt 10
2000s 9,805 kt 389.54 kt 12,595 kt 10
2010s 13,452 kt 11,049 kt 15,209 kt 10
2020s 9,649 kt 7,581 kt 10,675 kt 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 1 OECD 10,966 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 8,440 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 8,015 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 7,467 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 5,478 kt compare
  6. 7 Angola 5,444 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Mozambique?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Mozambique was 7,581 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 15,209 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 389.54 kt in 2000.
How does Mozambique rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Mozambique ranks 4th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf