What is inland water bodies — area from cgls in Mozambique?

Inland water bodies — area from cgls in Mozambique was 1,074 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 1,097 1000 ha in 2015.

What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 1,035 1000 ha in 2016.

How does Mozambique rank for inland water bodies — area from cgls?

Mozambique ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Mozambique

Name: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Mozambique
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mozambique: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS was 1,074 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

1,074 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

30th

of 215 countries

All-time high

1,097 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

1,035 1000 ha

in 2016

Years of data

2015–2019

Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Mozambique, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 1,074 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from cgls in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over five years.

Mozambique ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Mozambique

27 Kenya 1,176 1000 ha compare
28 Zambia 1,131 1000 ha compare
29 Türkiye 1,120 1000 ha compare
31 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,063 1000 ha compare
32 Uzbekistan 1,039 1000 ha compare
33 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,036 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Mozambique

Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 13,000 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 13,000 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 143 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 103 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2,738 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1,031 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 15,222 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 13,693 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from cgls in Mozambique?: Inland water bodies — area from cgls in Mozambique was 1,074 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 1,097 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 1,035 1000 ha in 2016.
How does Mozambique rank for inland water bodies — area from cgls?: Mozambique ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 1,215 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.