Argentina vs Mozambique: Annual change in forest area

Argentina
-179,518 hectares
in 2025
Mozambique
-267,028 hectares
in 2025
Argentina rank
226th
Mozambique rank
228th

Annual change in forest area over time

  • Argentina
  • Mozambique
-350.0k-300.0k-250.0k-200.0k199120082025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -179,518 hectares against -267,028 hectares in Mozambique, a difference of 87,510 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 226th and Mozambique ranks 228th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s -254,740 hectares -267,029 hectares 12,289 hectares Argentina
2000s -359,803 hectares -267,029 hectares 92,774 hectares Mozambique
2010s -241,365 hectares -267,028 hectares 25,663 hectares Argentina
2020s -181,213 hectares -267,028 hectares 85,816 hectares Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in forest area, Argentina or Mozambique?
Argentina, at -179,518 hectares against -267,028 hectares in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Argentina and Mozambique?
87,510 hectares, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mozambique?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Mozambique rank globally for annual change in forest area?
Argentina ranks 226th and Mozambique ranks 228th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.