Forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest area, annual growth rate was -0.8213 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique stood at -0.8213 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique peaked at -0.642 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.8213 % change on previous year, 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.642 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.6461 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6506 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.6546 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6589 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6635 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6677 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6722 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.677 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6814 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -0.686 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6908 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6959 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7005 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.7054 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7107 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.7155 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7207 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7259 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7315 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7366 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2012 | -0.7421 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2013 | -0.7479 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.7532 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.759 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7648 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2017 | -0.7709 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7766 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -0.7827 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7892 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.7952 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8015 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.808 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -0.8149 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2025 | -0.8213 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -0.8213 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4641 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -0.8213 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6592 % change on previous year | -0.677 % change on previous year | -0.642 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7033 % change on previous year | -0.7259 % change on previous year | -0.6814 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7565 % change on previous year | -0.7827 % change on previous year | -0.7315 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.805 % change on previous year | -0.8213 % change on previous year | -0.7892 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 205 Angola -0.7999 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Sierra Leone -0.8033 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Seychelles -0.8153 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8401 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Honduras -0.8495 % change on previous year compare
- 211 Iraq -0.9446 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Mozambique was -0.8213 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -0.642 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8213 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Mozambique ranks 208th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.