Land use over the long-term in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use over the long-term was 32.95 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.95 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
23rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
32.95 million hectares
in 2018
All-time low
1.26 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Land use over the long-term in Mozambique, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, land use over the long-term in Mozambique stood at 32.95 million hectares.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Mozambique peaked at 32.95 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Mozambique 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.02 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.60 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.19 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 5.23 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 5.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.28 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | 6.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.11 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 7.94 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 8.78 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.61 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 9.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 10.44 million hectares | 10.44 million hectares | 10.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.27 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 12.10 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 12.10 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.93 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 13.76 million hectares | 13.76 million hectares | 13.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.59 million hectares | 14.59 million hectares | 14.59 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.43 million hectares | 15.43 million hectares | 15.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 16.26 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 16.26 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 17.09 million hectares | 17.09 million hectares | 17.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 17.92 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 17.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 18.75 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.75 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 18.75 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 18.56 million hectares | 18.56 million hectares | 18.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 18.20 million hectares | 18.20 million hectares | 18.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 18.38 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 18.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 17.66 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 16.29 million hectares | 16.29 million hectares | 16.29 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 15.65 million hectares | 15.65 million hectares | 15.65 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 18.17 million hectares | 18.17 million hectares | 18.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 20.67 million hectares | 20.67 million hectares | 20.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 26.63 million hectares | 22.97 million hectares | 28.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.99 million hectares | 29.50 million hectares | 30.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.00 million hectares | 29.99 million hectares | 30.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.96 million hectares | 29.92 million hectares | 29.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.56 million hectares | 29.91 million hectares | 31.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.40 million hectares | 31.22 million hectares | 31.54 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.27 million hectares | 31.46 million hectares | 32.95 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.95 million hectares | 32.95 million hectares | 32.95 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 land use over the long-term in Mozambique?
- Land use over the long-term in Mozambique was 32.95 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 32.95 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use over the long-term?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.