Share of land area that is protected in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of land area that is protected was 29.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Mozambique, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Mozambique is 29.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Mozambique peaked at 29.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2014.
Mozambique ranks 40th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.0% | — |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 29.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 29.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.2% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Mozambique?
- Share of land area that is protected in Mozambique was 29.5% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2014.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Mozambique ranks 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.