Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Myanmar?

Mozambique, at 322,429 sq. km against 270,953 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Myanmar?

51,476 sq. km, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Myanmar?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Mozambique vs Myanmar: Forest area (sq. km)

Mozambique

322,429 sq. km

in 2025

Myanmar

270,953 sq. km

in 2025

Mozambique rank

21st

Myanmar rank

23rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mozambique
Myanmar

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 322,429 sq. km against 270,953 sq. km in Myanmar, a difference of 51,476 sq. km.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 23rd of 214 countries.

Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	403,873 sq. km	372,608 sq. km	31,264 sq. km	Mozambique
2000s	377,170 sq. km	333,259 sq. km	43,911 sq. km	Mozambique
2010s	350,467 sq. km	301,373 sq. km	49,094 sq. km	Mozambique
2020s	329,105 sq. km	278,196 sq. km	50,909 sq. km	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Myanmar?: Mozambique, at 322,429 sq. km against 270,953 sq. km in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Myanmar?: 51,476 sq. km, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Myanmar?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Myanmar rank globally for forest area?: Mozambique ranks 21st and Myanmar ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.