Annual deforestation in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual deforestation was 267,030 hectares per year in 2020. ▬ Flat
Annual deforestation in Mozambique, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Mozambique is 267,030 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Mozambique peaked at 267,030 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 267,030 hectares per year, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 6th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 267,030 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in Mozambique?
- Annual deforestation in Mozambique was 267,030 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 267,030 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,030 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual deforestation?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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