Deforestation statistics for Mozambique
Total land area: Mozambique
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 78,802,572 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 25,183,681 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Mozambique
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Mozambique. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,942,387 | |
| 2001 | 119,683 | |
| 2010 | 117,096 | 26,996,897 |
| 2018 | 109,682 | 25,183,681 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 0% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 32.0% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Mozambique
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Mozambique by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60,984 | ||
| 2002 | 144 | 106,766 | |
| 2003 | 92 | 79,712 | |
| 2004 | 185 | 107,803 | |
| 2005 | 279 | 107,803 | |
| 2006 | 279 | 172,313 | |
| 2007 | 180 | 138,601 | |
| 2008 | 327 | 204,971 | |
| 2009 | 444 | 217,673 | |
| 2010 | 658 | 194,693 | |
| 2011 | 126 | 150,396 | |
| 2012 | 397 | 140,086 | |
| 2013 | 946 | 162,807 | |
| 2014 | 645 | 200,691 | |
| 2015 | 560 | 181,735 | |
| 2016 | 924 | 250,837 | |
| 2017 | 3,279 | 359,385 | |
| 2018 | 537 | 172,586 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 10,001 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 2,948,858 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 0.3% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 8.4% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 287.45 | 139,132 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 926.78 | 202,315 |
Biodiversity data: Mozambique
Species count by taxa for Mozambique. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 675 |
| Amphibians | 90 |
| Reptiles | 225 |
| Fishes | 1768 |
| Mammals | 236 |
| Vascular plants | 5692 |
Conservation data: Mozambique
Data on threatened species in Mozambique as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 17 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 30 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 72 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 145 |
Protected areas data: Mozambique
Data on threatened species in Mozambique as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 21.6 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Mozambique
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 78802572 | 70989708 | 90.10% | 68363755 | 86.80% | 66249442 | 84.10% | 3981906 | 5.60% | 221217 | 186759 | 264289 |
| 15 | 78802572 | 59531213 | 75.50% | 57554149 | 73.00% | 55487189 | 70.40% | 3902676 | 6.60% | 216815 | 183572 | 258370 |
| 20 | 78802572 | 39889953 | 50.60% | 38710394 | 49.10% | 36871318 | 46.80% | 3483637 | 8.70% | 193535 | 164456 | 229885 |
| 25 | 78802572 | 37191367 | 47.20% | 36823335 | 46.70% | 35032835 | 44.50% | 3388403 | 9.10% | 188245 | 159790 | 223813 |
| 30 | 78802572 | 28942387 | 36.70% | 26996897 | 34.30% | 25378374 | 32.20% | 3052715 | 10.50% | 169595 | 143419 | 202315 |
| 50 | 78802572 | 10503742 | 13.30% | 10338142 | 13.10% | 9477911 | 12.00% | 1571131 | 15.00% | 87285 | 71090 | 107529 |
| 75 | 78802572 | 341917 | 0.40% | 729291 | 0.90% | 688353 | 0.90% | 80846 | 23.60% | 4491 | 3991 | 5117 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Mozambique
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 78802572 | 70989708 | 68363755 | 11224416456 | 477518651 | 26528814 | 875450802 | 48636156 |
| 15 | 78802572 | 59531213 | 57554149 | 10374299838 | 473768827 | 26320490 | 868576169 | 48254232 |
| 20 | 78802572 | 39889953 | 38710394 | 8273057025 | 447850435 | 24880580 | 821059127 | 45614396 |
| 25 | 78802572 | 37191367 | 36823335 | 7929412730 | 441079895 | 24504439 | 808646503 | 44924806 |
| 30 | 78802572 | 28942387 | 26996897 | 6742117635 | 414030532 | 23001696 | 759055972 | 42169776 |
| 50 | 78802572 | 10503742 | 10338142 | 3030429753 | 245241774 | 13624543 | 449609916 | 24978329 |
| 75 | 78802572 | 341917 | 729291 | 119963412 | 16121661 | 895648 | 29556379 | 1642021 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Mozambique
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Cabo Delgado | 7787938 | 4082125 | 3816477 | 3611634 | 46% | 383433 | 9% | 21,302 | 178590 | 4% | 17,859 | 204843 | 5% | 25,605 |
| Gaza | 7554271 | 456848 | 514551 | 497931 | 7% | 32151 | 7% | 1,786 | 15531 | 3% | 1,553 | 16620 | 3% | 2,078 |
| Inhambane | 6879527 | 1940538 | 1753471 | 1644431 | 24% | 227188 | 12% | 12,622 | 118148 | 6% | 11,815 | 109040 | 6% | 13,630 |
| Manica | 6245007 | 2477876 | 2320986 | 2128404 | 34% | 355232 | 14% | 19,735 | 162650 | 7% | 16,265 | 192582 | 8% | 24,073 |
| Maputo | 2294971 | 328986 | 351532 | 342552 | 15% | 16344 | 5% | 908 | 7364 | 2% | 736 | 8980 | 3% | 1,123 |
| Maputo City | 70708 | 2756 | 2791 | 2686 | 4% | 198 | 7% | 11 | 93 | 3% | 9 | 105 | 4% | 13 |
| Nampula | 7829444 | 2764525 | 2393976 | 2154046 | 28% | 463146 | 17% | 25,730 | 223216 | 8% | 22,322 | 239930 | 10% | 29,991 |
| Nassa | 12924586 | 5684419 | 5207206 | 5017995 | 39% | 303324 | 5% | 16,851 | 114113 | 2% | 11,411 | 189211 | 4% | 23,651 |
| Sofala | 6816106 | 2907537 | 2956822 | 2773079 | 41% | 316530 | 11% | 17,585 | 132787 | 5% | 13,279 | 183743 | 6% | 22,968 |
| Tete | 10089549 | 1778482 | 1438512 | 1376844 | 14% | 123414 | 7% | 6,856 | 61746 | 3% | 6,175 | 61668 | 4% | 7,709 |
| Zambezia | 10310465 | 6518295 | 6240573 | 5828772 | 57% | 831755 | 13% | 46,209 | 419954 | 6% | 41,995 | 411801 | 7% | 51,475 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Mozambique
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Cabo Delgado | 7787938 | 4082125 | 3816477 | 876636782 | 86905803 | 4828100 | 4096343 | 5742796 |
| Gaza | 7554271 | 456848 | 514551 | 55672051 | 4862288 | 270127 | 235497 | 313414 |
| Inhambane | 6879527 | 1940538 | 1753471 | 268210719 | 38197527 | 2122085 | 2061695 | 2197572 |
| Manica | 6245007 | 2477876 | 2320986 | 500727605 | 79051231 | 4391735 | 3681518 | 5279507 |
| Maputo | 2294971 | 328986 | 351532 | 45396020 | 2006000 | 111444 | 84416 | 145230 |
| Maputo City | 70708 | 2756 | 2791 | 555975 | 28962 | 1609 | 1407 | 1862 |
| Nampula | 7829444 | 2764525 | 2393976 | 635654202 | 114528883 | 6362716 | 5536778 | 7395138 |
| Nassa | 12924586 | 5684419 | 5207206 | 1466817979 | 84526637 | 4695924 | 3175397 | 6596583 |
| Sofala | 6816106 | 2907537 | 2956822 | 674269437 | 79519130 | 4417729 | 3234492 | 5896777 |
| Tete | 10089549 | 1778482 | 1438512 | 415376745 | 27738319 | 1541018 | 1363721 | 1762639 |
| Zambezia | 10310465 | 6518295 | 6240573 | 1802800120 | 241691192 | 13427288 | 11970340 | 15248474 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Mozambique
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Cabo Delgado | 7787938 | 4082125 | 3816477 | 478165518 | 117 | 47403159 | 2633509 | 2234369 | 3132434 |
| Gaza | 7554271 | 456848 | 514551 | 30366573 | 66 | 2652156 | 147342 | 128453 | 170953 |
| Inhambane | 6879527 | 1940538 | 1753471 | 146296757 | 75 | 20835013 | 1157501 | 1124561 | 1198675 |
| Manica | 6245007 | 2477876 | 2320986 | 273124149 | 110 | 43118851 | 2395492 | 2008101 | 2879731 |
| Maputo | 2294971 | 328986 | 351532 | 24761466 | 75 | 1094180 | 60788 | 46045 | 79217 |
| Maputo City | 70708 | 2756 | 2791 | 303258 | 110 | 15797 | 878 | 767 | 1016 |
| Nampula | 7829444 | 2764525 | 2393976 | 346720473 | 126 | 62470301 | 3470572 | 3020061 | 4033712 |
| Nassa | 12924586 | 5684419 | 5207206 | 800082533 | 141 | 46105447 | 2561414 | 1732035 | 3598137 |
| Sofala | 6816106 | 2907537 | 2956822 | 367783329 | 126 | 43374070 | 2409671 | 1764268 | 3216424 |
| Tete | 10089549 | 1778482 | 1438512 | 226569135 | 127 | 15129991 | 840555 | 743848 | 961440 |
| Zambezia | 10310465 | 6518295 | 6240573 | 983345519 | 151 | 131831567 | 7323976 | 6529277 | 8317350 |
Archived forest data for Mozambique | Forest data for Mozambique
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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