Land use in Mozambique
Mozambique: Land use was 6.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 6.05 million hectares for land use in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Mozambique peaked at 6.07 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.65 million hectares, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 48th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.72 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.15 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million hectares | 5.95 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 6.05 million hectares | 4 |
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 in Mozambique?
- Land use in Mozambique was 6.05 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for land use?
- Mozambique ranks 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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