Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mozambique
Mozambique: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 3.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mozambique, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mozambique is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mozambique peaked at 6.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Mozambique 48th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1% | — |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -26.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -37.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -48.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +54.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +43.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +30.3% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +29.0% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -16.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 3.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 3.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 4 |
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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mozambique?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Mozambique was 3.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Mozambique rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Mozambique ranks 48th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.