Agricultural water withdrawals in Mozambique
Mozambique: Agricultural water withdrawals was 1.08 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.08 billion cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.08 billion cubic meters
in 2015
All-time low
540.00 million cubic meters
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Agricultural water withdrawals in Mozambique, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 1.08 billion cubic meters for agricultural water withdrawals in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Mozambique peaked at 1.08 billion cubic meters in 2015 and was at its lowest, 540.00 million cubic meters, in 1990.
That places Mozambique 89th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 540.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1991 | 553.64 million cubic meters | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 567.27 million cubic meters | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 580.91 million cubic meters | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 594.54 million cubic meters | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 608.18 million cubic meters | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 621.82 million cubic meters | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 635.46 million cubic meters | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 649.09 million cubic meters | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 662.73 million cubic meters | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 676.36 million cubic meters | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 690.00 million cubic meters | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 717.57 million cubic meters | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 745.14 million cubic meters | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 772.71 million cubic meters | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 800.29 million cubic meters | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 827.86 million cubic meters | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 855.43 million cubic meters | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 883.00 million cubic meters | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 910.57 million cubic meters | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 938.14 million cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 965.71 million cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 993.29 million cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 billion cubic meters | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.05 billion cubic meters | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 601.36 million cubic meters | 540.00 million cubic meters | 662.73 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 787.89 million cubic meters | 676.36 million cubic meters | 910.57 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 billion cubic meters | 938.14 million cubic meters | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 1.08 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- 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 in Mozambique?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in Mozambique was 1.08 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion cubic meters in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 540.00 million cubic meters in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- Mozambique ranks 89th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.