Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area was 613,112 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area in Mozambique is 613,112 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area in Mozambique peaked at 1.24 million ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,892 ha, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 6th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 782,096 ha | — |
| 1991 | 782,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 782,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 782,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 782,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 782,096 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43,393 ha | -94.5% |
| 1997 | 37,496 ha | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 73,916 ha | +97.1% |
| 1999 | 47,562 ha | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 9,892 ha | -79.2% |
| 2001 | 727,198 ha | +7251.3% |
| 2002 | 557,092 ha | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 759,028 ha | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 696,499 ha | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 886,110 ha | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 931,856 ha | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million ha | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million ha | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 972,231 ha | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.24 million ha | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million ha | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million ha | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million ha | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million ha | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 million ha | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million ha | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 931,013 ha | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 895,934 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 811,838 ha | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 814,481 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 514,107 ha | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 613,112 ha | +19.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 613,112 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,197 ha, 512.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 613,112 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 331.37 ha, 1850.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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 | +7251.3% | 9,892 ha | 727,198 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 489,494 ha | 37,496 ha | 782,096 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 764,333 ha | 9,892 ha | 1.08 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million ha | 931,013 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 729,894 ha | 514,107 ha | 895,934 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.83 million ha compare
- 3 Central African Republic 2.29 million ha compare
- 4 Angola 1.76 million ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.46 million ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 996,881 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294,077 ha compare
- 7 Nepal 323,113 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 275,207 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 312,392 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 273,830 ha compare
- 9 South Sudan 283,828 ha 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 humid tropical forest — burned area in Mozambique?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area in Mozambique was 613,112 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,892 ha in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. 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.