Mozambique vs Western Africa: Forest area
Mozambique
32,243 ha th
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 ha th
in 2025
Mozambique rank
24th
Western Africa rank
26th
Forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 72,740 ha th against 32,243 ha th in Mozambique, a difference of 40,497 ha th.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.3 times Mozambique's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,589 ha th | 99,361 ha th | 57,772 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 38,919 ha th | 90,336 ha th | 51,418 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 35,581 ha th | 80,830 ha th | 45,249 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 32,910 ha th | 74,195 ha th | 41,285 ha th | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 72,740 ha th against 32,243 ha th in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Western Africa?
- 40,497 ha th, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Western Africa rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.