15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Mozambique
Mozambique: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 10,815 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Mozambique, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Mozambique is 10,815 km2, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Mozambique peaked at 10,815 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,420 km2, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,420 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 8,286 km2 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 9,125 km2 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 10,118 km2 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 10,536 km2 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 10,815 km2 | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,853 km2 | 7,420 km2 | 8,286 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9,926 km2 | 9,125 km2 | 10,536 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 10,815 km2 | 10,815 km2 | 10,815 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Greece 15,207 km2 compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,656 km2 compare
- 8 Iceland 14,009 km2 compare
- 9 China, mainland 12,567 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 612.4 km2 compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 101 km2 compare
- 11 Mexico 8,935 km2 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 97.2 km2 compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 90.2 km2 compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,931 km2 compare
- 13 Colombia 6,994 km2 compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.3 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0013 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -28.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Mozambique?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Mozambique was 10,815 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 10,815 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,420 km2 in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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