Mozambique vs Western Africa: Forest land — Area

Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
23rd
Western Africa rank
26th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mozambique
  • Western Africa
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 72,740 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 40,497 1000 ha.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.3 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 26th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Western Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 40,387 1000 ha 95,300 1000 ha 54,912 1000 ha Western Africa
2000s 37,717 1000 ha 86,974 1000 ha 49,257 1000 ha Western Africa
2010s 35,047 1000 ha 79,387 1000 ha 44,340 1000 ha Western Africa
2020s 32,910 1000 ha 74,195 1000 ha 41,285 1000 ha Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mozambique or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 72,740 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mozambique and Western Africa?
40,497 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Western Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Western Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
Mozambique ranks 23rd and Western Africa ranks 26th 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.