Mozambique vs Tanzania: Forest area (sq. km)
Mozambique
322,429 sq. km
in 2025
Tanzania
434,000 sq. km
in 2025
Mozambique rank
21st
Tanzania rank
19th
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 434,000 sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique, a difference of 111,571 sq. km.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Mozambique's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 403,873 sq. km | 563,515 sq. km | 159,642 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 377,170 sq. km | 523,215 sq. km | 146,045 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 350,467 sq. km | 482,255 sq. km | 131,788 sq. km | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 329,105 sq. km | 445,725 sq. km | 116,620 sq. km | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 434,000 sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 111,571 sq. km, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?
- Mozambique ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 19th 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.