Tree Cover Loss in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tree Cover Loss was 248,493 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Mozambique, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 248,493 hectares for tree cover loss in 2025.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Mozambique peaked at 359,023 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60,941 hectares, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 16th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 137,621 hectares | 60,941 hectares | 217,510 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 204,701 hectares | 139,952 hectares | 359,023 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,636 hectares | 232,524 hectares | 298,631 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.57 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.57 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Mozambique?
- Tree cover loss in Mozambique was 248,493 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 359,023 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,941 hectares in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for tree cover loss?
- Mozambique ranks 16th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.