Mozambique vs Zambia: Forestland — Area
Mozambique
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Zambia
44,874 1000 ha
in 2025
Mozambique rank
19th
Zambia rank
17th
Forestland — Area over time
- Mozambique
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 44,874 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 12,631 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 17th of 223 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40,387 1000 ha | 47,251 1000 ha | 6,864 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 37,717 1000 ha | 46,893 1000 ha | 9,176 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 35,047 1000 ha | 45,958 1000 ha | 10,912 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 32,910 1000 ha | 45,117 1000 ha | 12,207 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Mozambique or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 44,874 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Mozambique and Zambia?
- 12,631 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forestland — area?
- Mozambique ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 17th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).