Forest area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest area was 360,265 sq. km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area in Mozambique stood at 360,265 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mozambique peaked at 433,780 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 360,265 sq. km, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 18th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 423,925 sq. km | 414,070 sq. km | 433,780 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,909 sq. km | 391,937 sq. km | 411,880 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,962 sq. km | 369,661 sq. km | 389,721 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,838 sq. km | 360,265 sq. km | 367,438 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 776.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.66 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mozambique?
- Forest area in Mozambique was 360,265 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 433,780 sq. km in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,265 sq. km in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.