Terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique
Mozambique: Terrestrial protected areas was 29.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique stood at 29.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique peaked at 29.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 40th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.0% | — |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.2% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 59.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Mozambique was 29.5% 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 protected areas recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.