Savanna — Burning crop residues in Mozambique
Mozambique: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 76.88 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 76.88 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Mozambique peaked at 90.25 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.46 million t, 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 — Burning crop residues in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.11 million t | — |
| 1991 | 74.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 74.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 74.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 74.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 74.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 45.52 million t | -38.6% |
| 1997 | 38.80 million t | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 48.62 million t | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 44.29 million t | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 35.46 million t | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 70.20 million t | +98.0% |
| 2002 | 79.83 million t | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 87.20 million t | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 77.89 million t | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 82.91 million t | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 77.17 million t | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 82.05 million t | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 85.77 million t | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 78.82 million t | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 86.53 million t | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 78.95 million t | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 83.64 million t | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 88.39 million t | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 81.71 million t | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 81.05 million t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.48 million t | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 72.64 million t | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 84.33 million t | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 83.48 million t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.77 million t | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 75.28 million t | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 90.25 million t | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 77.38 million t | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 76.88 million t | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.19 million t | 38.80 million t | 74.11 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.73 million t | 35.46 million t | 87.20 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.62 million t | 72.64 million t | 88.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.71 million t | 75.28 million t | 90.25 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 2 Angola 115.47 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 150.47 million t compare
- 3 South Sudan 112.67 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 31.09 million t compare
- 4 Zambia 83.34 million t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.81 million t compare
- 6 Central African Republic 66.89 million t compare
- 7 Brazil 64.62 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.61 million t compare
- 8 OECD 29.36 million t 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 — burning crop residues in Mozambique?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Mozambique was 76.88 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 90.25 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.46 million t in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.