Banana yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Banana yields was 5.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Banana yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for banana yields in Mozambique is 5.63 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Mozambique peaked at 8.93 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Mozambique ranks 104th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 8.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.79 tonnes per hectare | 6.9 tonnes per hectare | 8.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Mozambique?
- Banana yields in Mozambique was 5.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.93 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Mozambique rank for banana yields?
- Mozambique ranks 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.