Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2022.
Mozambique ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | +51.8% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +45.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +71.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -34.6% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -38.7% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +206.9% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -57.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +102.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -24.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 5.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +206.9% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Mozambique was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Mozambique rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.