Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0001 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 28.3% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0003 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per person, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0003 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -46.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -56.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +87.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +49.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +88.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.