Mozambique vs Zambia: Share of global forest area
Mozambique
0.8%
in 2025
Zambia
1.1%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Zambia rank
18th
Share of global forest area over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 235 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th 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.