Central America vs Mozambique: Forest land — Area

Central America
90,047 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Central America rank
23rd
Mozambique rank
23rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Central America
  • Mozambique
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Central America currently reports 90,047 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 57,804 1000 ha.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.8 times Mozambique's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central America ranks 23rd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 36 groups.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 99,394 1000 ha 40,387 1000 ha 59,006 1000 ha Central America
2000s 95,341 1000 ha 37,717 1000 ha 57,624 1000 ha Central America
2010s 92,463 1000 ha 35,047 1000 ha 57,416 1000 ha Central America
2020s 90,596 1000 ha 32,910 1000 ha 57,686 1000 ha Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central America or Mozambique?
Central America, at 90,047 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Central America and Mozambique?
57,804 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Mozambique?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central America and Mozambique rank globally for forest land — area?
Central America ranks 23rd and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.