Share global forest in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share global forest was 0.7788 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7788
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
21st
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.9575
in 1990
All-time low
0.7788
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.7788 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Mozambique peaked at 0.9575 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7788, in 2025.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9575 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9537 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9499 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.946 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9422 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9383 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9344 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9305 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9266 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9226 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9186 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9131 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9076 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.902 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8964 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8909 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8853 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8797 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8741 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8685 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8629 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8573 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8517 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8461 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8406 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.835 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8292 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8235 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8177 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8119 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8061 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8007 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7952 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7898 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7843 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.7788 | -0.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.7788 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 10.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.7788 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 7.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9402 | 0.9226 | 0.9575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8936 | 0.8685 | 0.9186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8376 | 0.8119 | 0.8629 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7925 | 0.7788 | 0.8061 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0012 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9248 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 41.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Mozambique?
- Share global forest in Mozambique was 0.7788 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9575 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7788 in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for share global forest?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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