Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 14.06 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 14.06 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 16.4 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.44 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1997 | 7.05 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 12.76 ha per square kilometre | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 14.51 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 15.85 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 14.15 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 15.07 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 14.03 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.91 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 15.59 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 14.32 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 15.73 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 14.35 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 15.2 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 16.06 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.85 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 14.73 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.72 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.32 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 15.17 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.31 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 16.4 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 14.06 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 14.06 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1993 ha per square kilometre, 70.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 14.06 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2315 ha per square kilometre, 60.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +98.0% | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | 12.76 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3 ha per square kilometre | 7.05 ha per square kilometre | 13.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.76 ha per square kilometre | 6.44 ha per square kilometre | 15.85 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.83 ha per square kilometre | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | 16.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.61 ha per square kilometre | 13.68 ha per square kilometre | 16.4 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 South Sudan 20.8 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Zambia 14.72 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Angola 13.16 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 Central African Republic 10.99 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Guinea 9.76 ha per square kilometre 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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 14.06 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.44 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area 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
Savanna — Burned Area 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.