Cashew nut yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cashew nut yields was 0.8445 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8445 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.8868 tonnes per hectare
in 1996
All-time low
0.5111 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut 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
In 2024, cashew nut yields in Mozambique stood at 0.8445 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Mozambique peaked at 0.8868 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5111 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Mozambique ranks 18th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5944 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6478 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6476 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6263 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6197 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6168 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6345 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6313 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6276 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5545 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5545 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5651 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5639 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5721 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5909 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5631 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5766 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5319 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5111 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8868 tonnes per hectare | +45.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7221 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7954 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8389 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.772 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8509 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8695 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8266 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8312 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8778 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8737 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8198 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8391 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8453 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8524 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8515 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8429 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8437 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8445 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.8445 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.8445 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +45.9% | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | 0.8868 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6213 tonnes per hectare | 0.5611 tonnes per hectare | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5691 tonnes per hectare | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6671 tonnes per hectare | 0.5111 tonnes per hectare | 0.8868 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8205 tonnes per hectare | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | 0.8695 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8355 tonnes per hectare | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | 0.8778 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.847 tonnes per hectare | 0.8429 tonnes per hectare | 0.8524 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
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- 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 cashew nut yields in Mozambique?
- Cashew nut yields in Mozambique was 0.8445 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8868 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5111 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Mozambique rank for cashew nut yields?
- Mozambique ranks 18th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.