Mozambique vs United Republic of Tanzania: Forest land — Area

Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
United Republic of Tanzania
43,400 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
19th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
8th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • United Republic of Tanzania
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Republic of Tanzania currently reports 43,400 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 11,157 1000 ha.

That makes United Republic of Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Mozambique's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Republic of Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 19th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 215 countries.

United Republic of Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 40,387 1000 ha 56,352 1000 ha 15,964 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2000s 37,717 1000 ha 52,322 1000 ha 14,605 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2010s 35,047 1000 ha 48,226 1000 ha 13,179 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2020s 32,910 1000 ha 44,572 1000 ha 11,662 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mozambique or United Republic of Tanzania?
United Republic of Tanzania, at 43,400 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania?
11,157 1000 ha, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for forest land — area?
Mozambique ranks 19th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 215 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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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.