Mozambique vs Tanzania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Mozambique
2.21 million tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
2.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Mozambique rank
63rd
Tanzania rank
65th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2.21 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 152,000 tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mozambique ranks 63rd and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,556 tonnes | 88,222 tonnes | 5,667 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 180,100 tonnes | 186,600 tonnes | 6,500 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 417,800 tonnes | 257,200 tonnes | 160,600 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 575,700 tonnes | 291,700 tonnes | 284,000 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 838,400 tonnes | 800,900 tonnes | 37,500 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 622,600 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 2.88 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Mozambique, at 2.21 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 152,000 tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Mozambique ranks 63rd and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.