Forestland — Area, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0009 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Mozambique 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0009 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.0016 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Mozambique?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Mozambique rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.