Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.12 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 7.12 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique peaked at 8.7 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 kg/ha, in 1987.
That places Mozambique 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0149 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0155 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0152 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0139 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0142 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.014 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0132 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0152 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0157 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0173 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0175 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0156 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0151 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0155 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0127 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0124 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0122 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.011 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.011 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0102 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.01 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1527 kg/ha | +1442.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2427 kg/ha | +58.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5395 kg/ha | +122.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6515 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9714 kg/ha | +49.1% |
| 1996 | 1.34 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 1.59 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 1.83 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 2.28 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 2.42 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 2.78 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 2.15 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 2.93 kg/ha | +36.3% |
| 2004 | 3.13 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.32 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4 kg/ha | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.96 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 4.85 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 5.13 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 6.37 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 4.42 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 5.17 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 5.17 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.54 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.49 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 6.59 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.57 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.53 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 8.7 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 7.12 kg/ha | -18.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 7.12 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.91 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 7.12 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.16 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1442.4% | 0.0099 kg/ha | 0.1527 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +122.3% | 0.2427 kg/ha | 0.5395 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0146 kg/ha | 0.0132 kg/ha | 0.0157 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 kg/ha | 0.0127 kg/ha | 0.0177 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 kg/ha | 0.0094 kg/ha | 0.0124 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9601 kg/ha | 0.0099 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.93 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 3.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.49 kg/ha | 4.42 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.48 kg/ha | 6.57 kg/ha | 8.7 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mozambique was 7.12 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 kg/ha in 1987.
- How does Mozambique rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mozambique ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).