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 26th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,589 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 41,322 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 41,055 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 40,788 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 40,521 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 40,254 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 39,987 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 39,720 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 39,453 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 39,186 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 38,919 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 38,652 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 38,385 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 38,118 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 37,850 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 37,584 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 37,316 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 37,049 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 36,782 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 36,515 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 36,248 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35,981 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 35,714 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 35,447 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 35,180 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 34,913 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 34,646 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 34,379 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 34,112 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33,845 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 33,578 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33,311 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 33,044 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 32,777 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 32,510 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 32,243 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 32,243 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 13.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 32,243 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 8.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
- 29 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2476 % change on previous year (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 26th out of 249 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.