Ethiopia vs Mozambique: Forest area (sq. km)
Ethiopia
267,471 sq. km
in 2025
Mozambique
322,429 sq. km
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
24th
Mozambique rank
21st
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Ethiopia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 322,429 sq. km against 267,471 sq. km in Ethiopia, a difference of 54,958 sq. km.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 281,006 sq. km | 399,867 sq. km | 118,861 sq. km | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 274,818 sq. km | 377,170 sq. km | 102,352 sq. km | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 268,709 sq. km | 350,467 sq. km | 81,758 sq. km | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 267,569 sq. km | 329,105 sq. km | 61,536 sq. km | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ethiopia or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 322,429 sq. km against 267,471 sq. km in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ethiopia and Mozambique?
- 54,958 sq. km, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mozambique?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Mozambique rank globally for forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.