Change forest area share total in Mozambique
Mozambique: Change forest area share total was -0.8282 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-0.8282
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
208th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.6462
in 1991
All-time low
-0.8282
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Mozambique is -0.8282, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Mozambique peaked at -0.6462 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.8282, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 208th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6462 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6504 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6547 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.659 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.6634 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6678 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6723 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6768 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6814 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6861 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6909 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6957 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7005 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7055 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7105 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7156 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.7207 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.726 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7313 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7367 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7421 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7477 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7533 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.759 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.7648 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7707 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7767 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7828 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.789 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7953 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8016 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8081 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.8147 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8214 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | -0.8282 | +0.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -0.8282 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -0.8282 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6636 | -0.6814 | -0.6462 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7083 | -0.7313 | -0.6861 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7623 | -0.789 | -0.7367 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8115 | -0.8282 | -0.7953 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 205 Angola -0.8062 compare
- 206 Sierra Leone -0.8097 compare
- 207 Seychelles -0.822 compare
- 209 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8472 compare
- 210 Honduras -0.8568 compare
- 211 Iraq -0.9536 compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0012 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9248 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Mozambique?
- Change forest area share total in Mozambique was -0.8282 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6462 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8282 in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for change forest area share total?
- Mozambique ranks 208th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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