Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0428 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0428 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.5393 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0392 ha per person, in 2019.
Mozambique ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2396 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.235 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2305 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2233 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2087 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1966 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5393 ha per person | +174.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4728 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5083 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4741 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4382 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1351 ha per person | -69.2% |
| 2002 | 0.128 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1391 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1082 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1338 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1211 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1274 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1422 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1032 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.13 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0758 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0819 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0716 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0706 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0693 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0697 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0493 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0484 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0392 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0456 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0423 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0611 ha per person | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0435 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0428 ha per person | -1.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0428 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 28349.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0428 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 462.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +174.3% | 0.1966 ha per person | 0.5393 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3328 ha per person | 0.1966 ha per person | 0.5393 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 ha per person | 0.1032 ha per person | 0.4382 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0706 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person | 0.13 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0423 ha per person | 0.0611 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0428 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5393 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0392 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.