Mozambique vs Southern Asia: Forest land — Area

Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia
100,831 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
23rd
Southern Asia rank
22nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Southern Asia
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 68,588 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.1 times Mozambique's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 231 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 40,387 1000 ha 93,581 1000 ha 53,193 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 37,717 1000 ha 96,406 1000 ha 58,689 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 35,047 1000 ha 98,607 1000 ha 63,560 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 32,910 1000 ha 100,558 1000 ha 67,648 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mozambique or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 100,831 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mozambique and Southern Asia?
68,588 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Southern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Southern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
Mozambique ranks 23rd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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
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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.