Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Zambia?

Zambia, at 442,494 sq. km against 360,265 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2023.

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

82,229 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Forest area

Mozambique

360,265 sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

442,494 sq. km

in 2023

Mozambique rank

19th

Zambia rank

18th

Forest area over time

Mozambique
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 442,494 sq. km against 360,265 sq. km in Mozambique, a difference of 82,229 sq. km.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	423,925 sq. km	472,509 sq. km	48,584 sq. km	Zambia
2000s	401,909 sq. km	468,929 sq. km	67,020 sq. km	Zambia
2010s	379,962 sq. km	458,492 sq. km	78,530 sq. km	Zambia
2020s	363,838 sq. km	445,317 sq. km	81,479 sq. km	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Zambia?: Zambia, at 442,494 sq. km against 360,265 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Zambia?: 82,229 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forest area?: Mozambique ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 18th of 215 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.