Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Agricultural area over the long-term
Afghanistan
38.65 million hectares
in 2025
Mozambique
38.90 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
35th
Mozambique rank
33rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Afghanistan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 38.90 million hectares against 38.65 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 255,300 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 35th and Mozambique ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 29 and Mozambique in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 14.40 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 14.85 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1200s | 15.23 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | 12.60 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1300s | 10.37 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1400s | 10.77 million hectares | 3.90 million hectares | 6.87 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1500s | 11.10 million hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 6.56 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1600s | 13.33 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 7.66 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1700s | 12.73 million hectares | 6.81 million hectares | 5.92 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1710s | 12.98 million hectares | 7.71 million hectares | 5.27 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1720s | 13.20 million hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 4.59 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1730s | 13.43 million hectares | 9.51 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1740s | 13.66 million hectares | 10.41 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1750s | 13.90 million hectares | 11.31 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1760s | 14.13 million hectares | 12.21 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1770s | 14.37 million hectares | 13.12 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1780s | 14.61 million hectares | 14.02 million hectares | 591,800 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | 14.85 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 68,200 hectares | Mozambique |
| 1800s | 15.09 million hectares | 15.82 million hectares | 726,500 hectares | Mozambique |
| 1810s | 15.34 million hectares | 16.72 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1820s | 15.58 million hectares | 17.62 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1830s | 15.99 million hectares | 18.52 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1840s | 16.76 million hectares | 19.42 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1850s | 17.56 million hectares | 20.32 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 18.40 million hectares | 20.32 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 19.27 million hectares | 20.12 million hectares | 849,000 hectares | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 20.48 million hectares | 19.72 million hectares | 757,900 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 22.00 million hectares | 19.92 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 23.62 million hectares | 19.14 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 25.36 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 7.70 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 27.33 million hectares | 16.97 million hectares | 10.36 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 29.24 million hectares | 19.69 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 31.09 million hectares | 22.42 million hectares | 8.66 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 34.74 million hectares | 28.97 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 37.88 million hectares | 32.70 million hectares | 5.17 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 38.04 million hectares | 33.07 million hectares | 4.98 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 38.05 million hectares | 33.32 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 37.88 million hectares | 34.48 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 37.88 million hectares | 36.39 million hectares | 1.48 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 37.93 million hectares | 38.22 million hectares | 285,240 hectares | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 38.43 million hectares | 38.90 million hectares | 468,367 hectares | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Afghanistan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 38.90 million hectares against 38.65 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 255,300 hectares, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Afghanistan ranks 35th and Mozambique ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.