Mozambique vs Tanzania: Forest area
Mozambique
32.24 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
43.40 million hectares
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Tanzania rank
19th
Forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 43.40 million hectares against 32.24 million hectares in Mozambique, a difference of 11.16 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Mozambique's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.39 million hectares | 56.35 million hectares | 15.96 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 37.72 million hectares | 52.32 million hectares | 14.60 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 35.05 million hectares | 48.23 million hectares | 13.18 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 32.91 million hectares | 44.57 million hectares | 11.66 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 43.40 million hectares against 32.24 million hectares in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 11.16 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 19th 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.