Melanesia vs Mozambique: Forest land — Area

Melanesia
39,480 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia rank
21st
Mozambique rank
23rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Mozambique
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 39,480 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 7,237 1000 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Melanesia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Mozambique Difference Ahead
1990s 39,836 1000 ha 40,387 1000 ha 551.08 1000 ha Mozambique
2000s 39,654 1000 ha 37,717 1000 ha 1,937 1000 ha Melanesia
2010s 39,557 1000 ha 35,047 1000 ha 4,511 1000 ha Melanesia
2020s 39,485 1000 ha 32,910 1000 ha 6,575 1000 ha Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Mozambique?
Melanesia, at 39,480 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Mozambique?
7,237 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Mozambique?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and Mozambique rank globally for forest land — area?
Melanesia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 231 countries.
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.