Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 3.42 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique stood at 3.42 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.9% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique peaked at 3.42 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4196 t per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5405 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5341 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.585 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6358 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5468 t per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5468 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4196 t per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4196 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5341 t per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8647 t per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8647 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.763 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.763 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.763 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.763 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7891 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8902 t per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8902 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.29 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 1.37 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.52 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 2.12 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 2.21 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.31 t per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 2.19 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.17 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2 t per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2021 | 2.11 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2022 | 2.31 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.42 t per square kilometre | +47.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 3.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 t per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 3.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5461 t per square kilometre | 0.5087 t per square kilometre | 0.6358 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6944 t per square kilometre | 0.4196 t per square kilometre | 0.8647 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 0.8902 t per square kilometre | 1.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 t per square kilometre | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 t per square kilometre | 1.52 t per square kilometre | 2.5 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 t per square kilometre | 2 t per square kilometre | 2.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 t per square kilometre | 2.11 t per square kilometre | 3.42 t per square kilometre | 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 maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Mozambique was 3.42 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4196 t per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Mozambique ranks 31st out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.