Mozambique — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Mozambique, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Mozambique was 41.34% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 52.89% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.72% per year.
Mozambique ranks 76 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Mozambique sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 22% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 8%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 14 of 48 economies; Cameroon (40.74%) is just below it. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 50th of 178 in 1990 → 60th of 207 in 2000 → 64th of 209 in 2010 → 74th of 214 in 2020 → 76th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.34% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 41.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 42.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 42.36% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 43.04% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 43.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 43.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 44.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 44.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 45.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 45.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 45.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 46.43% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 46.77% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 47.11% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 47.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 47.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 48.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 48.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 48.81% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 49.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 49.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 49.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 50.17% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 50.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 50.85% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 51.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 51.53% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 51.87% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 52.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 52.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 52.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mozambique’s Forest area in 1991?
52.55% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mozambique’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -21.8% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 41.34%; 2023: 41.68%; 2022: 42.02%; 2021: 42.36%; 2020: 42.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.