Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Mozambique
Mozambique: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 33.17 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Mozambique stood at 33.17 million t.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Mozambique peaked at 67.27 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 535,161 t, 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 — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.31 million t | — |
| 1991 | 42.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 42.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million t | -94.5% |
| 1997 | 2.03 million t | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 4.00 million t | +97.1% |
| 1999 | 2.57 million t | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 535,161 t | -79.2% |
| 2001 | 39.34 million t | +7251.3% |
| 2002 | 30.14 million t | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 41.06 million t | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 37.68 million t | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 47.94 million t | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 50.41 million t | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 55.32 million t | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 58.48 million t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 52.60 million t | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 66.84 million t | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 54.91 million t | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 66.87 million t | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 61.14 million t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 55.94 million t | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 58.34 million t | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 67.27 million t | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 65.62 million t | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 57.86 million t | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 50.37 million t | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 48.47 million t | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 43.92 million t | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 44.06 million t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.81 million t | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 33.17 million t | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.48 million t | 2.03 million t | 42.31 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.35 million t | 535,161 t | 58.48 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.51 million t | 50.37 million t | 67.27 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.49 million t | 27.81 million t | 48.47 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 315.35 million t compare
- 3 Central African Republic 124.14 million t compare
- 4 Angola 95.26 million t compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 187.13 million t compare
- 5 Myanmar 53.93 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.91 million t compare
- 7 Nepal 17.48 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 14.89 million t compare
- 8 Cambodia 16.90 million t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.81 million t compare
- 9 South Sudan 15.36 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 humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Mozambique?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Mozambique was 33.17 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 67.27 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,161 t in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues 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 — 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.