Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 6.15 million sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?

5.83 million sq. km, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest area (sq. km)

Mozambique

322,429 sq. km

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

6.15 million sq. km

in 2023

Mozambique rank

21st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

20th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 6.15 million sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique, a difference of 5.83 million sq. km.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 19.1 times Mozambique's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 214 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	403,873 sq. km	6.83 million sq. km	6.43 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	377,170 sq. km	6.57 million sq. km	6.20 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	350,467 sq. km	6.44 million sq. km	6.09 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s	331,775 sq. km	6.21 million sq. km	5.88 million sq. km	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 6.15 million sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 5.83 million sq. km, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest area?: Mozambique ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th 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.