Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique
Mozambique: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique stood at 25.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique peaked at 33.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2001.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.9% | — |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 33.1% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 25.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.4%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 25.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 22.8% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 18.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mozambique was 25.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.