Forest land — Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest land — Area was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Mozambique is 32,243 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Mozambique peaked at 41,589 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,243 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 23rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,387 1000 ha | 39,186 1000 ha | 41,589 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,717 1000 ha | 36,515 1000 ha | 38,919 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,047 1000 ha | 33,845 1000 ha | 36,248 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,910 1000 ha | 32,243 1000 ha | 33,578 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 173.74 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 80.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,464 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 381.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.76 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,280 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Mozambique?
- Forest land — area in Mozambique was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 41,589 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest land — area?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.