Other forest — Burned Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Other forest — Burned Area was 1.65 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Mozambique stood at 1.65 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Mozambique peaked at 3.36 million ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27,990 ha, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.14 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.14 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 167,916 ha | -92.2% |
| 1997 | 94,795 ha | -43.5% |
| 1998 | 110,641 ha | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 104,814 ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 27,990 ha | -73.3% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million ha | +9207.7% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million ha | -32.7% |
| 2003 | 2.29 million ha | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 2.46 million ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.64 million ha | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.61 million ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.72 million ha | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 2.35 million ha | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 3.36 million ha | +42.7% |
| 2011 | 2.68 million ha | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 3.06 million ha | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 3.18 million ha | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.12 million ha | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.77 million ha | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 3.05 million ha | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million ha | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 3.03 million ha | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 2.40 million ha | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 2.23 million ha | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.78 million ha | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 1.65 million ha | -7.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1.65 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.37 ha, 77285.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1.65 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.75 ha, 38638.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +9207.7% | 27,990 ha | 2.61 million ha |
| 1996 | -92.2% | 2.14 million ha | 167,916 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 million ha | 94,795 ha | 2.14 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million ha | 27,990 ha | 2.72 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 million ha | 2.40 million ha | 3.36 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million ha | 1.65 million ha | 2.42 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 OECD 1.59 million ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 723,318 ha compare
- 4 Canada 717,855 ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 207,566 ha 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 other forest — burned area in Mozambique?
- Other forest — burned area in Mozambique was 1.65 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,990 ha in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for other forest — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area. 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.