Mozambique's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Mozambique's land area is 303,623 sq mi, and the total size is 309,496 sq mi, with inland water included. Mozambique rankes 35/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.53% of the land mass of all countries.
52.8% of its territory is agricultural land.
Mozambique has 0.87% of the world's agricultural land area.
45.8% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.89% of the world's forests.

Mozambique total size and land area

	Mozambique	Rank
Total surface area	309,496 sq mi	35/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.16%	N/A
Land area	303,623 sq mi	34/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.53%	N/A
Population	34,631,766	46/197
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	141/197

Mozambique's True Size on the Map

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Mozambique's area by type

	Mozambique	Rank
Forest area	139,099 sq mi	18/196
Forest area as share of land	45.8%	55/196
World's forests share	0.89%	N/A
Agricultural land	160,280 sq mi	23/194
Agricultural land share	52.8%	54/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.87%	N/A
Arable land	21,815 sq mi	43/191
Arable land share	7.18%	116/191
Permanent cropland	1,539 sq mi	59/192
Permanent cropland share	0.51%	137/192
Water area	5,873 sq mi	32/197
Water as share of total area	1.9%	88/197
Roads length	19,314 mi	84/176
Land borders length	2,972 mi	38/197
Coastline length	1,535 mi	45/197
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	76/155

Mozambique's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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