Iran vs Mozambique: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Iran
2.4%
in 2023
Mozambique
3.0%
in 2023
Iran rank
49th
Mozambique rank
48th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Iran
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 3.0% against 2.4% in Iran, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 49th and Mozambique ranks 48th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.7% | 2.7% | Iran |
| 2000s | -12.6% | 6.1% | 18.7% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | -14.8% | 5.8% | 20.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 3.8% | 2.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Iran or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 3.0% against 2.4% in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Iran and Mozambique?
- 0.6%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mozambique?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Mozambique rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Iran ranks 49th and Mozambique ranks 48th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.