Share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of global annual deforestation was 3.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique stood at 3.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique peaked at 3.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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 share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Mozambique was 3.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.