Forest fires — Emissions in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest fires — Emissions was 24.45 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Mozambique is 24.45 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Mozambique peaked at 49.59 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4092 kt, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.67 kt | 1.43 kt | 31.56 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.89 kt | 0.4092 kt | 41.07 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.87 kt | 36.03 kt | 49.59 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.06 kt | 24.45 kt | 34.81 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 59.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Mozambique?
- Forest fires — emissions in Mozambique was 24.45 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 49.59 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4092 kt in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.