Mozambique's forest cover fell from 54.0 % in 1994 to 45.8 % in 2023.
Mozambique · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Mozambique's forest area fell from 425,020 km in 1994 to 360,265 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
40th of 213 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 18.0 % in 2013 to 29.5 % in 2025.
Mozambique's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 46.0 % in 1994 to 52.8 % in 2023.
Mozambique's arable land (% of land area) rose from 4.5 % in 1994 to 7.2 % in 2023.
Air
Mozambique's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 15.8 in 1994 to 13.7 in 2023.
Water
Mozambique's water stress rose from 0.7 % in 1993 to 1.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
83rd of 181 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 7,138 in 1993 to 3,071 in 2022.
Access
Mozambique's safe drinking water rose from 8.9 % in 2000 to 27.5 % in 2024.
Mozambique's safe sanitation rose from 9.0 % in 2000 to 33.9 % in 2024.