Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 32,159 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 32,159 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mozambique peaked at 41,551 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,159 1000 ha, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 23rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,349 1000 ha | 39,148 1000 ha | 41,551 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,672 1000 ha | 36,462 1000 ha | 38,881 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,982 1000 ha | 33,772 1000 ha | 36,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,831 1000 ha | 32,159 1000 ha | 33,504 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 42,847 1000 ha compare
- 21 Melanesia 39,145 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 33,970 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 30,713 1000 ha compare
- 25 Ethiopia 25,779 1000 ha compare
- 26 Myanmar 25,641 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 173.74 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 80.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 35,464 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 381.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.76 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,280 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Mozambique?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mozambique was 32,159 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 41,551 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,159 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.