Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 84,260 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique stood at 84,260 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique peaked at 84,260 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,000 hectares | 38,000 hectares | 38,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,488 hectares | 38,000 hectares | 52,976 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,241 hectares | 54,640 hectares | 72,614 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,265 hectares | 74,270 hectares | 84,260 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mozambique was 84,260 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 84,260 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Mozambique ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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