Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Mozambique

Mozambique: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
32,243 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
23rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
41,589 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
32,243 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Mozambique, 1990–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720251990: 41.6k 1000 ha1991: 41.3k 1000 ha1992: 41.1k 1000 ha1993: 40.8k 1000 ha1994: 40.5k 1000 ha1995: 40.3k 1000 ha1996: 40.0k 1000 ha1997: 39.7k 1000 ha1998: 39.5k 1000 ha1999: 39.2k 1000 ha2000: 38.9k 1000 ha2001: 38.7k 1000 ha2002: 38.4k 1000 ha2003: 38.1k 1000 ha2004: 37.9k 1000 ha2005: 37.6k 1000 ha2006: 37.3k 1000 ha2007: 37.0k 1000 ha2008: 36.8k 1000 ha2009: 36.5k 1000 ha2010: 36.2k 1000 ha2011: 36.0k 1000 ha2012: 35.7k 1000 ha2013: 35.4k 1000 ha2014: 35.2k 1000 ha2015: 34.9k 1000 ha2016: 34.6k 1000 ha2017: 34.4k 1000 ha2018: 34.1k 1000 ha2019: 33.8k 1000 ha2020: 33.6k 1000 ha2021: 33.3k 1000 ha2022: 33.0k 1000 ha2023: 32.8k 1000 ha2024: 32.5k 1000 ha2025: 32.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Mozambique recorded 32,243 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Mozambique peaked at 41,589 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32,243 1000 ha, in 2025.

That places Mozambique 23rd out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40,387 1000 ha 39,186 1000 ha 41,589 1000 ha 10
2000s 37,717 1000 ha 36,515 1000 ha 38,919 1000 ha 10
2010s 35,047 1000 ha 33,845 1000 ha 36,248 1000 ha 10
2020s 32,910 1000 ha 32,243 1000 ha 33,578 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
  2. 21 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
  3. 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
  4. 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
  5. 25 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
  6. 26 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Mozambique?
Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Mozambique was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 41,589 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 32,243 1000 ha in 2025.
How does Mozambique rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
Mozambique ranks 23rd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).