Mozambique vs Sweden: Share of global forest area
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2025
Sweden
0.7%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Sweden rank
22nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Sweden
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Mozambique or Sweden?
- Mozambique, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Mozambique and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Sweden rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.