Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique is 0.0107 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0331 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0107 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Mozambique 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0331 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0304 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0283 sq. km per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.024 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0233 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0158 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0107 sq. km per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0026 sq. km per person, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0107 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.028 sq. km per person | 0.0233 sq. km per person | 0.0331 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 sq. km per person | 0.0124 sq. km per person | 0.0169 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 sq. km per person | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mozambique was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0107 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.