Which has higher forest area, Mozambique or Zambia?

Zambia, at 448,743 sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2025.

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

126,314 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Forest area (sq. km)

Mozambique

322,429 sq. km

in 2025

Zambia

448,743 sq. km

in 2025

Mozambique rank

21st

Zambia rank

18th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mozambique
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 448,743 sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique, a difference of 126,314 sq. km.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.

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

Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th of 214 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	403,873 sq. km	472,509 sq. km	68,636 sq. km	Zambia
2000s	377,170 sq. km	468,929 sq. km	91,759 sq. km	Zambia
2010s	350,467 sq. km	459,584 sq. km	109,117 sq. km	Zambia
2020s	329,105 sq. km	451,172 sq. km	122,067 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 448,743 sq. km against 322,429 sq. km in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mozambique and Zambia?: 126,314 sq. km, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for forest area?: Mozambique ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 18th 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.