Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0177 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0177 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0597 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0597 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0586 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0575 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0557 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.052 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.049 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | -94.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 ha per person | +92.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -79.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0392 ha per person | +7089.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 ha per person | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0391 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0436 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0448 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.048 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0495 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0434 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0537 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0429 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0451 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0401 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0455 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0431 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0369 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0256 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0249 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0177 ha per person | +15.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0177 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 739.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0177 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 282.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) 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 | +7089.5% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person |
| 1998 | +92.7% | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person |
| 1996 | -94.6% | 0.049 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0344 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0597 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0373 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0495 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 ha per person | 0.0312 ha per person | 0.0537 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0291 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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, per capita in Mozambique?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0177 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.