Mozambique vs Zambia: Forest area
Mozambique
32.24 million hectares
in 2025
Zambia
44.87 million hectares
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Zambia rank
18th
Forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 44.87 million hectares against 32.24 million hectares in Mozambique, a difference of 12.63 million hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.39 million hectares | 47.25 million hectares | 6.86 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | 37.72 million hectares | 46.89 million hectares | 9.18 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | 35.05 million hectares | 45.96 million hectares | 10.91 million hectares | Zambia |
| 2020s | 32.91 million hectares | 45.12 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 44.87 million hectares against 32.24 million hectares in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 12.63 million hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th 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.