Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.4376 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.4376 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 1.21 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4376 ha per person, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 8th 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.18 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.16 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.12 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.05 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.99 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9427 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8056 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9185 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8369 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7207 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7929 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8771 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8941 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.811 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8536 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7793 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8085 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8448 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7264 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7877 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6678 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6564 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.667 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6418 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6157 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5126 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4849 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5361 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5045 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.466 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4654 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5428 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4524 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4376 ha per person | -3.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4376 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 11.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4376 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 ha per person | 0.8056 ha per person | 1.21 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8108 ha per person | 0.7207 ha per person | 0.8941 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6074 ha per person | 0.4849 ha per person | 0.7877 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4728 ha per person | 0.4376 ha per person | 0.5428 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 fires — burned area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.4376 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4376 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — 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.