Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Mozambique or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 0.1668 against 0.1608 in Mozambique as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?

22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Tanzania: Cropland and pasture per person

Mozambique

0.1608

in 2010

Tanzania

0.1668

in 2010

Mozambique rank

82nd

Tanzania rank

81st

Cropland and pasture per person over time

Mozambique
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.1668 against 0.1608 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.006.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 82nd and Tanzania ranks 81st of 178 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.2942	0.3544	0.0602	Tanzania
1810s	0.2948	0.3566	0.0618	Tanzania
1820s	0.2904	0.361	0.0707	Tanzania
1830s	0.2779	0.3596	0.0817	Tanzania
1840s	0.2836	0.3551	0.0715	Tanzania
1850s	0.2895	0.3506	0.0611	Tanzania
1860s	0.2977	0.3468	0.0492	Tanzania
1870s	0.2936	0.3537	0.0601	Tanzania
1880s	0.2898	0.3609	0.0711	Tanzania
1890s	0.286	0.3688	0.0828	Tanzania
1900s	0.2823	0.3554	0.0731	Tanzania
1910s	0.2792	0.3634	0.0843	Tanzania
1920s	0.295	0.4227	0.1277	Tanzania
1930s	0.3116	0.4216	0.1099	Tanzania
1940s	0.3565	0.4066	0.0501	Tanzania
1950s	0.3389	0.3826	0.0437	Tanzania
1960s	0.3074	0.3603	0.0529	Tanzania
1970s	0.2735	0.3599	0.0864	Tanzania
1980s	0.2171	0.3153	0.0981	Tanzania
1990s	0.2303	0.26	0.0297	Tanzania
2000s	0.1849	0.2052	0.0203	Tanzania
2010s	0.1608	0.1668	0.0059	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland and pasture per person, Mozambique or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.1668 against 0.1608 in Mozambique as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland and pasture per person between Mozambique and Tanzania?: 0.006, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2010.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for cropland and pasture per person?: Mozambique ranks 82nd and Tanzania ranks 81st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland and pasture per person
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,796 data points, 1800–2010
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.