Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mozambique, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.8% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mozambique peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
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 deforestation as a share of forest area in Mozambique?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Mozambique was 0.8% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 22nd out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.