Mozambique vs Portugal: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Mozambique
0.167 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.1718 hectares per person
in 2025
Mozambique rank
89th
Portugal rank
87th

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Mozambique
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1718 hectares per person against 0.167 hectares per person in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0048 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 87th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3691 hectares per person 0.3379 hectares per person 0.0312 hectares per person Mozambique
1970s 0.3262 hectares per person 0.3401 hectares per person 0.014 hectares per person Portugal
1980s 0.2731 hectares per person 0.3123 hectares per person 0.0392 hectares per person Portugal
1990s 0.2565 hectares per person 0.2783 hectares per person 0.0218 hectares per person Portugal
2000s 0.2474 hectares per person 0.2032 hectares per person 0.0442 hectares per person Mozambique
2010s 0.228 hectares per person 0.1725 hectares per person 0.0555 hectares per person Mozambique
2020s 0.1798 hectares per person 0.1744 hectares per person 0.0054 hectares per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Mozambique or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.1718 hectares per person against 0.167 hectares per person in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Mozambique and Portugal?
0.0048 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Mozambique and Portugal rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Mozambique ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 87th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.