Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 926,390 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mozambique stood at 926,390 ha.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 1.29 million ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 556,000 ha, in 2020.
That places Mozambique 6th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 750,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 750,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 750,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 750,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 750,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 750,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800,000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 800,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 870,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 870,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 870,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 900,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 900,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 944,279 ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 972,061 ha | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 973,091 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 842,392 ha | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 908,305 ha | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 985,500 ha | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 993,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 991,587 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 958,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 925,902 ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 834,128 ha | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 709,700 ha | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million ha | +47.3% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million ha | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 857,700 ha | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 993,800 ha | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 953,600 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million ha | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 762,600 ha | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 933,100 ha | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 870,300 ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 800,000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 770,000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 750,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 758,992 ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 771,726 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 556,000 ha | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 928,081 ha | +66.9% |
| 2022 | 910,826 ha | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 873,953 ha | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 926,390 ha | +6.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 926,390 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 9.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 926,390 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 9.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +66.9% | 556,000 ha | 928,081 ha |
| 2003 | +47.3% | 709,700 ha | 1.05 million ha |
| 2012 | -41.0% | 1.29 million ha | 762,600 ha |
| 2009 | +31.5% | 953,600 ha | 1.25 million ha |
| 2020 | -28.0% | 771,726 ha | 556,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 766,667 ha | 750,000 ha | 800,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 807,000 ha | 800,000 ha | 870,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 894,000 ha | 870,000 ha | 900,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 958,322 ha | 842,392 ha | 1.01 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 975,115 ha | 709,700 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 896,458 ha | 750,000 ha | 1.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 839,050 ha | 556,000 ha | 928,081 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 3 Brazil 1.23 million ha compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.71 million ha compare
- 4 Angola 1.09 million ha compare
- 5 Ghana 1.08 million ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 1.64 million ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 516,694 ha compare
- 7 Uganda 826,544 ha compare
- 8 Cambodia 598,220 ha compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 295,000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 553,450 ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32,311 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mozambique was 926,390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,000 ha in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 6th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.