How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Mozambique ranks 122nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.022 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0216 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0225 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0242 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0291 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0334 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0324 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0355 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0343 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.033 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.043 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0517 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0521 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0462 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0543 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0519 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0397 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0379 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0345 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0316 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0493 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0549 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0461 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0537 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0471 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0607 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1255 metric tons per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1169 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1108 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1235 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1572 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1927 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2122 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.271 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2779 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3113 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3371 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3803 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4194 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5281 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 0.498 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5913 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.501 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5262 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5718 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +106.6% | 0.0607 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1255 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0222 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0242 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0325 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0364 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0397 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0543 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.042 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0316 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0549 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1108 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0471 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1927 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3826 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2122 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5913 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5534 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.501 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 119 Palestine 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 120 Mauritania 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 121 Germany 0.6222 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 123 Haiti 0.6064 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 124 Belgium 0.5986 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 125 Colombia 0.5671 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6145 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Mozambique rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 122nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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
How have things changed? 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.