Mozambique exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Mozambique in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 160.4K | 0.0M | $11.6B | 2.06% | 0.00% | 8.55% |
| IND | 61.8K | 0.0M | $8.2B | 0.79% | 0.00% | 6.06% |
| RES | 7,560.5K | 35.6M | $116.0B | 97.15% | 100.00% | 85.39% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Mozambique.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Mozambique.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Mozambique.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Nampula | 1,573.7K | 7.2M | $27.5B | 20.22% | 20.32% | 20.25% |
| Zambézia | 1,437.7K | 6.6M | $24.7B | 18.47% | 18.61% | 18.18% |
| Tete | 776.9K | 3.4M | $13.9B | 9.98% | 9.47% | 10.26% |
| Cabo Delgado | 654.1K | 3.0M | $11.6B | 8.40% | 8.42% | 8.58% |
| Maputo Province | 714.2K | 3.3M | $11.3B | 9.18% | 9.22% | 8.35% |
| Sofala | 629.3K | 2.9M | $10.9B | 8.09% | 8.15% | 8.03% |
| Manica | 537.0K | 2.5M | $9.4B | 6.90% | 6.93% | 6.90% |
| Niassa | 493.7K | 2.3M | $8.7B | 6.34% | 6.36% | 6.43% |
| Inhambane | 417.9K | 1.9M | $7.2B | 5.37% | 5.40% | 5.34% |
| Gaza | 400.0K | 1.8M | $6.8B | 5.14% | 5.18% | 5.04% |
| Maputo City | 148.3K | 0.7M | $3.6B | 1.91% | 1.93% | 2.65% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Mozambique.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 582,115 | 2,687.1K | $18,575.5M | 7.48% | 7.54% | 13.68% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 597,038 | 2,687.0K | $11,343.8M | 7.67% | 7.54% | 8.35% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 373,436 | 1,723.8K | $10,494.3M | 4.80% | 4.84% | 7.73% | |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 634,303 | 2,854.8K | $8,139.5M | 8.15% | 8.01% | 5.99% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 592,017 | 2,664.4K | $7,596.9M | 7.61% | 7.48% | 5.59% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 1,094,317 | 5,051.4K | $7,195.6M | 14.06% | 14.18% | 5.30% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 383,017 | 1,723.8K | $6,408.8M | 4.92% | 4.84% | 4.72% |
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 247,381 | 1,141.9K | $5,331.4M | 3.18% | 3.20% | 3.93% |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 983,596 | 4,426.8K | $5,185.7M | 12.64% | 12.42% | 3.82% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 70,252 | 405.8K | $4,745.4M | 0.90% | 1.14% | 3.49% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 206,148 | 951.6K | $4,442.8M | 2.65% | 2.67% | 3.27% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 1,122,374 | 5,051.4K | $4,394.2M | 14.42% | 14.18% | 3.24% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 87,909 | 405.8K | $4,064.5M | 1.13% | 1.14% | 2.99% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 87,402 | 403.5K | $4,041.0M | 1.12% | 1.13% | 2.98% |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 38,369 | 0.0K | $2,726.7M | 0.49% | 0.00% | 2.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 89,642 | 403.4K | $2,467.8M | 1.15% | 1.13% | 1.82% |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 7,857 | 282.9K | $1,691.6M | 0.10% | 0.79% | 1.25% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 3,219 | 173.9K | $1,418.4M | 0.04% | 0.49% | 1.04% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 15,159 | 0.0K | $1,289.6M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.95% |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 14,855 | 0.0K | $1,264.0M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.93% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 19,871 | 0.0K | $1,227.5M | 0.26% | 0.00% | 0.90% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 9,942 | 0.0K | $1,227.4M | 0.13% | 0.00% | 0.90% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 25,625 | 118.3K | $1,184.8M | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 7,093 | 0.0K | $956.2M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.70% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 5,037 | 181.5K | $955.6M | 0.06% | 0.51% | 0.70% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 5,056 | 0.0K | $937.9M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.69% | |
| MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 4,951 | 0.0K | $919.3M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.68% | |
| W | W+WLI/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 6,394 | 0.0K | $908.9M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.67% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 13,532 | 0.0K | $835.5M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.62% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 6,762 | 0.0K | $835.5M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.62% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 147,839 | 665.4K | $818.9M | 1.90% | 1.87% | 0.60% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 2,494 | 89.7K | $776.9M | 0.03% | 0.25% | 0.57% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 26,283 | 118.3K | $723.5M | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.53% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 25,762 | 115.9K | $709.2M | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 5,183 | 0.0K | $699.8M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.52% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 33,574 | 0.0K | $698.2M | 0.43% | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 16,781 | 0.0K | $698.2M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.51% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 2,362 | 0.0K | $695.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 26,078 | 120.4K | $675.4M | 0.34% | 0.34% | 0.50% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 14,775 | 531.7K | $655.3M | 0.19% | 1.49% | 0.48% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,726 | 0.0K | $509.0M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| OT | ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 85,901 | 386.6K | $472.8M | 1.10% | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 804 | 58.0K | $443.2M | 0.01% | 0.16% | 0.33% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 26,745 | 120.4K | $412.5M | 0.34% | 0.34% | 0.30% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 10,423 | 60.2K | $394.3M | 0.13% | 0.17% | 0.29% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 1,158 | 0.0K | $305.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,717 | 0.0K | $279.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.21% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 3,445 | 0.0K | $279.8M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.21% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 2,046 | 0.0K | $276.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 1,730 | 0.0K | $264.9M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.20% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 730 | 26.3K | $227.8M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.17% |
| MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 1,584 | 0.0K | $213.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.16% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 297 | 0.0K | $209.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 679 | 0.0K | $201.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.15% | |
| MUR | MUR+CB/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 416 | 0.0K | $177.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 524 | 0.0K | $155.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 285 | 0.0K | $119.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 785 | 0.0K | $111.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 1,569 | 0.0K | $111.5M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 711 | 0.0K | $101.6M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 44 | 0.0K | $87.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CB/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 154 | 0.0K | $84.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 1,011 | 0.0K | $82.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 507 | 0.0K | $82.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 989 | 0.0K | $75.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 265 | 0.0K | $63.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 464 | 0.0K | $62.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 152 | 0.0K | $45.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 42 | 0.0K | $22.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |