Mozambique vs Myanmar: Forest area
Mozambique
32.24 million hectares
in 2025
Myanmar
27.10 million hectares
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Myanmar rank
23rd
Forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 32.24 million hectares against 27.10 million hectares in Myanmar, a difference of 5.15 million hectares.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.39 million hectares | 37.26 million hectares | 3.13 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 37.72 million hectares | 33.33 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 35.05 million hectares | 30.14 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 32.91 million hectares | 27.82 million hectares | 5.09 million hectares | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Myanmar?
- Mozambique, at 32.24 million hectares against 27.10 million hectares in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Myanmar?
- 5.15 million hectares, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Myanmar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.