Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 359,458 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique is 359,458 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique peaked at 433,400 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 359,458 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 433,400 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 431,210 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 429,020 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 426,830 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 424,640 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 422,450 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 420,260 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 418,070 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 415,880 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 413,690 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 411,500 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 409,268 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 407,035 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 404,802 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 402,570 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 400,338 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 398,105 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 395,872 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 393,640 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 391,408 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 389,175 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 387,088 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 385,001 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 382,914 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 380,827 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 378,740 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 375,623 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 373,386 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 371,542 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 368,940 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 366,695 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 364,212 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 361,888 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 359,458 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 359,458 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,493 Square kilometres, 16.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 359,458 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 6.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 423,545 Square kilometres | 413,690 Square kilometres | 433,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,454 Square kilometres | 391,408 Square kilometres | 411,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,324 Square kilometres | 368,940 Square kilometres | 389,175 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,063 Square kilometres | 359,458 Square kilometres | 366,695 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Mozambique was 359,458 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 433,400 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,458 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata