Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mozambique

Mozambique: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 83.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
83.21 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 209 countries
All-time high
97.78 %
in 1991
All-time low
82.3 %
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mozambique, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 97.6 %1991: 97.8 %1992: 97.6 %1993: 97.3 %1994: 97.4 %1995: 97.3 %1996: 97.4 %1997: 97.3 %1998: 97.4 %1999: 97.3 %2000: 96.7 %2001: 96.1 %2002: 96.1 %2003: 95 %2004: 94.5 %2005: 94.7 %2006: 94.3 %2007: 93.8 %2008: 93.9 %2009: 93.3 %2010: 92.9 %2011: 92.1 %2012: 92.1 %2013: 91.1 %2014: 83.2 %2015: 85.5 %2016: 82.3 %2017: 84.8 %2018: 84.6 %2019: 84.5 %2020: 85.9 %2021: 85.1 %2022: 83.1 %2023: 83.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 83.21 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Mozambique peaked at 97.78 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 82.3 %, in 2016.

Mozambique ranks 8th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.45 % 97.27 % 97.78 % 10
2000s 94.84 % 93.34 % 96.74 % 10
2010s 87.31 % 82.3 % 92.9 % 10
2020s 84.32 % 83.06 % 85.92 % 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 5 Liberia 95.15 % compare
  2. 6 Brazil 90.75 % compare
  3. 7 Chad 88.23 % compare
  4. 9 Cameroon 83.08 % compare
  5. 10 Belize 82.74 % compare
  6. 11 Guinea 81.53 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Mozambique?
Land-use change — emissions share in Mozambique was 83.21 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 97.78 % in 1991.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 82.3 % in 2016.
How does Mozambique rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Mozambique ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.