Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.3173 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.3173 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.8088 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2794 ha per person, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8088 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7932 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.778 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7538 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7045 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6636 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3943 ha per person | -40.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3271 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4006 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3568 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2794 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5411 ha per person | +93.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6018 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6426 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5609 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5836 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5306 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5509 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5618 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.503 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5377 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4771 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4912 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5042 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4528 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4363 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3946 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3685 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4153 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3992 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3657 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3393 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3949 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3288 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3173 ha per person | -3.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3173 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 86.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3173 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 71.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +93.6% | 0.2794 ha per person | 0.5411 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5981 ha per person | 0.3271 ha per person | 0.8088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5356 ha per person | 0.2794 ha per person | 0.6426 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4477 ha per person | 0.3685 ha per person | 0.5377 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3492 ha per person | 0.3173 ha per person | 0.3949 ha per person | 5 |
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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.3173 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8088 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2794 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.