Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Sweden?

Mozambique, at 322,429 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden as of 2025.

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

43,089 sq. km, with Mozambique ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Forest area (sq. km)

Mozambique

322,429 sq. km

in 2025

Sweden

279,340 sq. km

in 2025

Mozambique rank

21st

Sweden rank

22nd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mozambique
Sweden

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 322,429 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden, a difference of 43,089 sq. km.

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

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

Mozambique ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	403,873 sq. km	281,080 sq. km	122,793 sq. km	Mozambique
2000s	377,170 sq. km	281,225 sq. km	95,945 sq. km	Mozambique
2010s	350,467 sq. km	279,987 sq. km	70,480 sq. km	Mozambique
2020s	329,105 sq. km	279,340 sq. km	49,765 sq. km	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Sweden?: Mozambique, at 322,429 sq. km against 279,340 sq. km in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Sweden?: 43,089 sq. km, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sweden?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Sweden rank globally for forest area?: Mozambique ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.