Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita was 73.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique is 73.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique peaked at 89.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.3% | — |
| 1991 | 87.7% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 86.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 84.8% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 82.4% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 81.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.4% | 78.5% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 73.2% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 73.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 73.0% | 73.0% | 3 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique?
- Agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita in Mozambique was 73.0% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.