Savanna — Burned Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Savanna — Burned Area was 10.99 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 10.99 million ha for savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Mozambique peaked at 12.90 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.07 million ha, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.59 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 10.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.59 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.50 million ha | -38.6% |
| 1997 | 5.54 million ha | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 6.95 million ha | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 6.33 million ha | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.07 million ha | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 10.03 million ha | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 11.41 million ha | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 12.46 million ha | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 11.13 million ha | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 11.85 million ha | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 11.03 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 11.73 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 12.26 million ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 11.26 million ha | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 12.37 million ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 11.28 million ha | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 11.96 million ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.63 million ha | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 11.68 million ha | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.58 million ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.79 million ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 10.38 million ha | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.05 million ha | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 11.93 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.26 million ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.76 million ha | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 12.90 million ha | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 11.06 million ha | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 10.99 million ha | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.89 million ha | 5.54 million ha | 10.59 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.82 million ha | 5.07 million ha | 12.46 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.66 million ha | 10.38 million ha | 12.63 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.39 million ha | 10.76 million ha | 12.90 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 59.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area in Mozambique?
- Savanna — burned area in Mozambique was 10.99 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 12.90 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 million ha in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for savanna — burned area?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.