Iran vs Mozambique: Land use over the long term

Iran
29.48 million
in 2025
Mozambique
32.95 million
in 2025
Iran rank
26th
Mozambique rank
23rd

Land use over the long term over time

  • Iran
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 32.95 million against 29.48 million in Iran, a difference of 3.47 million.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 11 and Mozambique in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mozambique Difference Ahead
1000s 6.67 million 1.26 million 5.41 million Iran
1100s 6.96 million 1.84 million 5.12 million Iran
1200s 7.25 million 2.43 million 4.82 million Iran
1300s 5.01 million 3.02 million 2.00 million Iran
1400s 5.30 million 3.60 million 1.70 million Iran
1500s 5.57 million 4.19 million 1.38 million Iran
1600s 6.84 million 5.23 million 1.61 million Iran
1700s 6.71 million 6.28 million 425,360 Iran
1710s 6.97 million 7.11 million 137,840 Mozambique
1720s 7.11 million 7.94 million 837,850 Mozambique
1730s 7.24 million 8.78 million 1.54 million Mozambique
1740s 7.37 million 9.61 million 2.23 million Mozambique
1750s 7.51 million 10.44 million 2.93 million Mozambique
1760s 7.65 million 11.27 million 3.62 million Mozambique
1770s 7.79 million 12.10 million 4.31 million Mozambique
1780s 7.94 million 12.93 million 4.99 million Mozambique
1790s 8.08 million 13.76 million 5.68 million Mozambique
1800s 8.23 million 14.59 million 6.36 million Mozambique
1810s 8.38 million 15.43 million 7.05 million Mozambique
1820s 8.53 million 16.26 million 7.73 million Mozambique
1830s 8.99 million 17.09 million 8.10 million Mozambique
1840s 9.44 million 17.92 million 8.48 million Mozambique
1850s 9.88 million 18.75 million 8.87 million Mozambique
1860s 10.32 million 18.75 million 8.43 million Mozambique
1870s 10.76 million 18.56 million 7.81 million Mozambique
1880s 12.36 million 18.20 million 5.84 million Mozambique
1890s 13.94 million 18.38 million 4.44 million Mozambique
1900s 15.16 million 17.66 million 2.50 million Mozambique
1910s 16.37 million 16.29 million 73,300 Iran
1920s 17.55 million 15.65 million 1.90 million Iran
1930s 18.71 million 18.17 million 539,500 Iran
1940s 19.82 million 20.67 million 852,600 Mozambique
1950s 23.16 million 26.63 million 3.47 million Mozambique
1960s 26.86 million 29.99 million 3.14 million Mozambique
1970s 26.92 million 30.00 million 3.07 million Mozambique
1980s 27.27 million 29.96 million 2.68 million Mozambique
1990s 28.58 million 30.56 million 1.98 million Mozambique
2000s 29.52 million 31.40 million 1.88 million Mozambique
2010s 29.48 million 32.27 million 2.79 million Mozambique
2020s 29.48 million 32.95 million 3.48 million Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long term, Iran or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 32.95 million against 29.48 million in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long term between Iran and Mozambique?
3.47 million, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mozambique?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Iran and Mozambique rank globally for land use over the long term?
Iran ranks 26th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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