Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Mozambique
Mozambique: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 1,268 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Mozambique, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Mozambique stood at 1,268 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Mozambique peaked at 1,280 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,241 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Mozambique 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,280 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,262 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,259 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,263 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,268 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,273 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,276 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,279 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,277 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,276 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,272 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,271 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,270 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,270 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,252 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,241 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,243 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,257 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,262 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,269 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,272 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,278 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,268 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 1,268 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 106.45 1000 ha, 11.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 1,268 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.19 1000 ha, 13.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,269 1000 ha | 1,259 1000 ha | 1,280 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,263 1000 ha | 1,241 1000 ha | 1,277 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,270 1000 ha | 1,262 1000 ha | 1,278 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 21 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare
- 22 Norway 1,989 1000 ha compare
- 22 Caribbean 1,082 1000 ha compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1,980 1000 ha compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 167.6 1000 ha compare
- 25 Mongolia 1,163 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 20.86 1000 ha compare
- 26 Kenya 1,151 1000 ha compare
- 27 Nicaragua 1,051 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Mozambique?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Mozambique was 1,268 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1,280 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,241 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Mozambique ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.