Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique
Mozambique: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 18.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique is 18.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique peaked at 18.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2013.
Mozambique ranks 68th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.5% | — |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Mozambique
- 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)
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- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 59.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Mozambique was 18.0% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2013.
- How does Mozambique rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Mozambique ranks 68th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.