Cereal seed quantity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereal seed quantity was 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Mozambique, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal seed quantity in Mozambique is 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Mozambique peaked at 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16,804 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 21st of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,804 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 17,732 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 17,534 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 17,640 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 19,480 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 20,280 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 18,907 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 19,474 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 17,481 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 17,750 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 19,150 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 24,090 FAO, metric tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 24,090 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22,330 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 22,450 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 22,850 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 23,250 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 24,211 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 26,280 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 26,830 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 29,550 FAO, metric tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 29,890 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 30,340 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 32,340 FAO, metric tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 34,640 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 33,540 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 33,540 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 35,440 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 35,707 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36,153 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 32,076 FAO, metric tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 31,776 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 35,856 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 40,268 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 40,107 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 45,035 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 48,818 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 45,968 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 46,002 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 43,243 FAO, metric tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 37,738 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 42,599 FAO, metric tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 38,721 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 33,840 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 49,060 FAO, metric tonnes | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 43,036 FAO, metric tonnes | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 58,469 FAO, metric tonnes | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 58,396 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 57,922 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,370 FAO, metric tonnes | 16,804 FAO, metric tonnes | 20,280 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,645 FAO, metric tonnes | 17,750 FAO, metric tonnes | 26,280 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,182 FAO, metric tonnes | 26,830 FAO, metric tonnes | 35,707 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,206 FAO, metric tonnes | 31,776 FAO, metric tonnes | 48,818 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,302 FAO, metric tonnes | 33,840 FAO, metric tonnes | 58,469 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes | 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes | 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Mozambique?
- Cereal seed quantity in Mozambique was 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 59,887 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,804 FAO, metric tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Mozambique ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.