The elephant population in Mozambique has doubled since 2018 to approximately 21 700, according to the country’s Minister of Agriculture Roberto Albino, citing 2025 census data from the National Administration of Conservation Areas.
The data shows a reversal of the earlier decline with elephant numbers falling from 20 000 in 2008 to 10 800 in 2014 and further to 9 114 in 2018.
Recovery efforts included monitoring, anti-poaching measures and wildlife reintroduction programmes.
“There has also been a significant reduction in the number of elephant carcasses, which indicates a decrease in poaching. This result demonstrates the positive impact of cooperation between the government, cooperation partners, the private sector, co-managers of conservation areas and local communities”, said Albino.
According to Albino, southern Mozambique currently has a higher concentration of elephants than the central and northern regions of the country.
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