What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Mozambique and Paraguay?

35,960 thousands of hectares, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Paraguay?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Paraguay: Forest certified for sustainable use

Mozambique

134,180 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Paraguay

98,220 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Mozambique rank

59th

Paraguay rank

62nd

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Mozambique
Paraguay

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 134,180 thousands of hectares against 98,220 thousands of hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 35,960 thousands of hectares.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.4 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Mozambique ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 246 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	1,350 thousands of hectares	1,350 thousands of hectares	Paraguay
2010s	55,392 thousands of hectares	31,298 thousands of hectares	24,093 thousands of hectares	Mozambique
2020s	125,984 thousands of hectares	65,476 thousands of hectares	60,508 thousands of hectares	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Mozambique or Paraguay?: Mozambique, at 134,180 thousands of hectares against 98,220 thousands of hectares in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Mozambique and Paraguay?: 35,960 thousands of hectares, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Paraguay?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Paraguay rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Mozambique ranks 59th and Paraguay ranks 62nd of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).