Annual change in forest area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual change in forest area was -267,028 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in forest area in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Mozambique stood at -267,028 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Mozambique peaked at -267,027 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, -267,030 hectares, in 2016.
Mozambique ranks 228th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -267,029 hectares | -267,029 hectares | -267,029 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -267,029 hectares | -267,029 hectares | -267,029 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -267,028 hectares | -267,030 hectares | -267,027 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -267,028 hectares | -267,030 hectares | -267,028 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 33.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.9709 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 11.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0215 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0232 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Mozambique?
- Annual change in forest area in Mozambique was -267,028 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -267,027 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -267,030 hectares in 2016.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual change in forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 228th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.