Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Land use over the long term
Afghanistan
30.55 million
in 2025
Mozambique
32.95 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
25th
Mozambique rank
23rd
Land use over the long term over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 32.95 million against 30.55 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.40 million.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 22 and Mozambique in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10.92 million | 1.26 million | 9.67 million | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 11.25 million | 1.84 million | 9.41 million | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 11.54 million | 2.43 million | 9.11 million | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 7.85 million | 3.02 million | 4.83 million | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 8.15 million | 3.60 million | 4.55 million | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 8.40 million | 4.19 million | 4.21 million | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 10.11 million | 5.23 million | 4.87 million | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 9.68 million | 6.28 million | 3.40 million | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 9.87 million | 7.11 million | 2.76 million | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 10.05 million | 7.94 million | 2.10 million | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 10.23 million | 8.78 million | 1.45 million | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 10.41 million | 9.61 million | 801,700 | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 10.59 million | 10.44 million | 154,500 | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 10.78 million | 11.27 million | 490,200 | Mozambique |
| 1770s | 10.97 million | 12.10 million | 1.13 million | Mozambique |
| 1780s | 11.16 million | 12.93 million | 1.77 million | Mozambique |
| 1790s | 11.35 million | 13.76 million | 2.41 million | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 11.55 million | 14.59 million | 3.04 million | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 11.75 million | 15.43 million | 3.68 million | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 11.95 million | 16.26 million | 4.31 million | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 12.28 million | 17.09 million | 4.81 million | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 12.89 million | 17.92 million | 5.03 million | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 13.52 million | 18.75 million | 5.23 million | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 14.19 million | 18.75 million | 4.56 million | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 14.89 million | 18.56 million | 3.67 million | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 15.85 million | 18.20 million | 2.34 million | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 17.07 million | 18.38 million | 1.31 million | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 18.37 million | 17.66 million | 716,200 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 19.78 million | 16.29 million | 3.48 million | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 21.38 million | 15.65 million | 5.72 million | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 22.96 million | 18.17 million | 4.79 million | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 24.51 million | 20.67 million | 3.84 million | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 27.60 million | 26.63 million | 963,290 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 30.00 million | 29.99 million | 7,910 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 30.00 million | 30.00 million | 1,860 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 30.00 million | 29.96 million | 42,420 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 30.00 million | 30.56 million | 562,790 | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 30.00 million | 31.40 million | 1.40 million | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 30.00 million | 32.27 million | 2.27 million | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 30.37 million | 32.95 million | 2.59 million | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long term, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 32.95 million against 30.55 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long term between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 2.40 million, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for land use over the long term?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.