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Forest area — Mozambique

Forest area in Mozambique in 2023 — 360,265 km². Ranked 18 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.9%.

2023 360,265 km² −0.66% vs 2022
World rank 18of 213
Period maximum 433,780 km²1990
Period minimum 360,265 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Mozambique, 1990–2023360,000380,000400,000420,000440,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 433,780 km²1991: 431,590 km²1992: 429,400 km²1993: 427,210 km²1994: 425,020 km²1995: 422,830 km²1996: 420,640 km²1997: 418,450 km²1998: 416,260 km²1999: 414,070 km²2000: 411,880 km²2001: 409,664 km²2002: 407,448 km²2003: 405,232 km²2004: 403,017 km²2005: 400,801 km²2006: 398,585 km²2007: 396,369 km²2008: 394,153 km²2009: 391,937 km²2010: 389,721 km²2011: 387,657 km²2012: 385,593 km²2013: 383,529 km²2014: 381,464 km²2015: 379,400 km²2016: 376,283 km²2017: 374,066 km²2018: 372,242 km²2019: 369,661 km²2020: 367,438 km²2021: 364,976 km²2022: 362,673 km²2023: 360,265 km²
Change over the period: −73,515 (−16.95%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mozambique

Mozambique 360,265 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Mozambique, by year Mozambique All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 360,265 −2,409 −0.66%
2022 362,673 −2,303 −0.63%
2021 364,976 −2,462 −0.67%
2020 367,438 −2,224 −0.6%
2019 369,661 −2,581 −0.69%
2018 372,242 −1,824 −0.49%
2017 374,066 −2,217 −0.59%
2016 376,283 −3,117 −0.82%
2015 379,400 −2,064 −0.54%
2014 381,464 −2,064 −0.54%
2013 383,529 −2,064 −0.54%
2012 385,593 −2,064 −0.53%
2011 387,657 −2,064 −0.53%
2010 389,721 −2,216 −0.57%
2009 391,937 −2,216 −0.56%
2008 394,153 −2,216 −0.56%
2007 396,369 −2,216 −0.56%
2006 398,585 −2,216 −0.55%
2005 400,801 −2,216 −0.55%
2004 403,017 −2,216 −0.55%
2003 405,232 −2,216 −0.54%
2002 407,448 −2,216 −0.54%
2001 409,664 −2,216 −0.54%
2000 411,880 −2,190 −0.53%
1999 414,070 −2,190 −0.53%
1998 416,260 −2,190 −0.52%
1997 418,450 −2,190 −0.52%
1996 420,640 −2,190 −0.52%
1995 422,830 −2,190 −0.52%
1994 425,020 −2,190 −0.51%
1993 427,210 −2,190 −0.51%
1992 429,400 −2,190 −0.51%
1991 431,590 −2,190 −0.5%
1990 433,780 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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