Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 2.9 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 2.9 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Mozambique peaked at 3.31 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 kt, 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 — Emissions (N2O) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.21 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 kt | -98.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0267 kt | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0624 kt | +133.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 kt | -49.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 kt | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 2.17 kt | +8327.9% |
| 2002 | 2.91 kt | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 2.34 kt | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 3 kt | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 2.95 kt | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.87 kt | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.98 kt | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.31 kt | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2.9 kt | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 2.96 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9 kt | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.17 kt | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 2.46 kt | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 3.29 kt | +33.7% |
| 2015 | 3.15 kt | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.44 kt | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 2.04 kt | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 2.25 kt | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 2.12 kt | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1.83 kt | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2.88 kt | +57.5% |
| 2022 | 3.07 kt | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.93 kt | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9 kt | -0.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2.9 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3806 kt, 7.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2.9 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +8327.9% | 0.0258 kt | 2.17 kt |
| 1998 | +133.7% | 0.0267 kt | 0.0624 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.34 kt | 0.0267 kt | 2.21 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 kt | 0.0258 kt | 3.31 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 kt | 1.44 kt | 3.29 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 kt | 1.83 kt | 3.07 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0008 kt compare
- 15 Senegal 3.41 kt compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 0.0008 kt compare
- 16 Ghana 3.25 kt compare
- 17 Nigeria 3.15 kt compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0.0005 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 18 Micronesia 0 kt
- 18 Polynesia 0 kt
- 19 Congo 2.13 kt compare
- 20 Central African Republic 1.55 kt compare
- 21 Botswana 1.33 kt 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 — emissions in Mozambique?
- Grassland — emissions in Mozambique was 2.9 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 kt in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for grassland — emissions?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions 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 — 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.