Mozambique vs Sweden: Forest land — Area

Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Sweden
27,934 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
23rd
Sweden rank
25th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 32,243 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden, a difference of 4,309 1000 ha.

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

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

Mozambique ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 40,387 1000 ha 28,108 1000 ha 12,279 1000 ha Mozambique
2000s 37,717 1000 ha 28,122 1000 ha 9,594 1000 ha Mozambique
2010s 35,047 1000 ha 27,999 1000 ha 7,048 1000 ha Mozambique
2020s 32,910 1000 ha 27,934 1000 ha 4,976 1000 ha Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mozambique or Sweden?
Mozambique, at 32,243 1000 ha against 27,934 1000 ha in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mozambique and Sweden?
4,309 1000 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Sweden rank globally for forest land — area?
Mozambique ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th 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.