Grassland — Burning crop residues in Mozambique
Mozambique: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 13.83 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 13.83 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Mozambique peaked at 15.78 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 122,741 t, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 18th out of 220 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.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.52 million t | — |
| 1991 | 10.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 170,063 t | -98.4% |
| 1997 | 127,084 t | -25.3% |
| 1998 | 297,036 t | +133.7% |
| 1999 | 148,867 t | -49.9% |
| 2000 | 122,741 t | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 10.35 million t | +8335.7% |
| 2002 | 13.88 million t | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 11.17 million t | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 14.31 million t | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 14.05 million t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.64 million t | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 14.20 million t | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 15.78 million t | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 13.83 million t | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 14.11 million t | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.82 million t | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 10.35 million t | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 11.73 million t | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 15.69 million t | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 14.98 million t | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6.84 million t | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 9.74 million t | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 10.74 million t | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 10.10 million t | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 8.70 million t | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 13.71 million t | +57.6% |
| 2022 | 14.61 million t | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 13.96 million t | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 13.83 million t | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.38 million t | 127,084 t | 10.52 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.13 million t | 122,741 t | 15.78 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.81 million t | 6.84 million t | 15.69 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 million t | 8.70 million t | 14.61 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Senegal 16.24 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,694 t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,613 t compare
- 16 Ghana 15.46 million t compare
- 17 Nigeria 14.98 million t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Congo 10.16 million t compare
- 20 Central African Republic 7.38 million t compare
- 21 Botswana 6.33 million t compare
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Mozambique?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Mozambique was 13.83 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 15.78 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 122,741 t in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.