Agriculture-driven deforestation in Mozambique
Mozambique: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 228,172 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Mozambique, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 228,172 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Mozambique peaked at 298,471 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49,789 hectares, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 116,089 hectares | 49,789 hectares | 189,498 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 164,097 hectares | 117,171 hectares | 298,471 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 217,716 hectares | 196,043 hectares | 242,096 hectares | 5 |
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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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Mozambique?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Mozambique was 228,172 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 298,471 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,789 hectares in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.