Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mozambique
Mozambique: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -267,028 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
-267,028 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
228th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-267,027 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
-267,030 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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
Mozambique recorded -267,028 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -267,029 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -267,029 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -267,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -267,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -267,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -267,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -267,027 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -267,030 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -267,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -267,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -267,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -267,030 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -267,028 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -267,028 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -267,028 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -267,028 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -267,028 hectares | -0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -267,028 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 13.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -267,028 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 35.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Mozambique?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -267,027 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -267,030 hectares in 2016.
- How does Mozambique rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Mozambique ranks 228th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.