Kenya vs Mozambique: Share of forest area within protected areas
Kenya
49.7%
in 2025
Mozambique
47.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
20th
Mozambique rank
23rd
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.7% against 47.1% in Mozambique, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 40.8% | 10.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 38.7% | 13.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 38.4% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 45.3% | 4.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Kenya, at 49.7% against 47.1% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Kenya and Mozambique?
- 2.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).