Angola vs Mozambique: Land use
Angola
5.70 million hectares
in 2023
Mozambique
6.05 million hectares
in 2023
Angola rank
51st
Mozambique rank
49th
Land use over time
- Angola
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 6.05 million hectares against 5.70 million hectares in Angola, a difference of 346,500 hectares.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 51st and Mozambique ranks 49th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 million hectares | 2.72 million hectares | 555,222 hectares | Angola |
| 1970s | 3.32 million hectares | 3.07 million hectares | 248,400 hectares | Angola |
| 1980s | 3.14 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | 218,000 hectares | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 3.19 million hectares | 3.91 million hectares | 728,500 hectares | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 3.51 million hectares | 5.00 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 5.28 million hectares | 6.00 million hectares | 716,710 hectares | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 5.68 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 358,900 hectares | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use, Angola or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 6.05 million hectares against 5.70 million hectares in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use between Angola and Mozambique?
- 346,500 hectares, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mozambique?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Mozambique rank globally for land use?
- Angola ranks 51st and Mozambique ranks 49th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.