Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 83.21 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mozambique, 1990–2023
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 9th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.6 % | — |
| 1991 | 97.78 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 97.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 97.35 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.27 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 97.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.27 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.74 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 96.09 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.97 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 94.5 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.76 % | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.34 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 92.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.12 % | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.15 % | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 85.45 % | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 82.3 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 84.82 % | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 84.59 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.92 % | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 85.09 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.06 % | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.21 % | +0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 83.21 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.44 %, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 83.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.12 %, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 9th out of 223 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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About this data
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.