Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Mozambique
Mozambique: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.26 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Mozambique is 0.26 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Mozambique peaked at 0.26 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.094 % | 0.09 % | 0.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.121 % | 0.1 % | 0.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.184 % | 0.15 % | 0.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 % | 0.22 % | 0.26 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Mozambique?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Mozambique was 0.26 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 % in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.