Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 43,452 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
43,452 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 223 countries
All-time high
43,496 kt
in 2011
All-time low
43,130 kt
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mozambique stood at 43,452 kt.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mozambique peaked at 43,496 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43,130 kt, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 13th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43,130 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 43,130 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 43,398 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43,398 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43,496 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43,496 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43,496 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43,496 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43,496 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43,397 kt | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 43,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43,397 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43,452 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 43,452 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43,452 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43,452 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 43,452 kt | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 43,452 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,684 kt, 6.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 43,452 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,825 kt, 15.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,130 kt | 43,130 kt | 43,130 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,372 kt | 43,130 kt | 43,398 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,447 kt | 43,397 kt | 43,496 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,443 kt | 43,397 kt | 43,452 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 10 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4,863 kt compare
- 11 Malaysia 52,807 kt compare
- 11 Melanesia 3,030 kt compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 347.84 kt compare
- 12 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 233.81 kt compare
- 14 Paraguay 36,769 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 140.98 kt compare
- 15 Madagascar 32,618 kt compare
- 15 Polynesia 80.11 kt compare
- 16 Angola 32,316 kt compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.43 kt 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mozambique?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Mozambique was 43,452 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 43,496 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,130 kt in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).