Cereal yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereal yields was 0.7764 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.7764 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
175th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.1776 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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
Mozambique recorded 0.7764 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Mozambique peaked at 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1776 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Mozambique ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Cereal yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8774 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9111 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9265 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9235 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9607 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9487 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8872 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9411 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9793 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8738 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5717 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7958 tonnes per hectare | +39.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7728 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7104 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6228 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5957 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5917 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4984 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.489 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3933 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3957 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4767 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3442 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1776 tonnes per hectare | -48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | +218.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5203 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6524 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8218 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8214 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.839 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8681 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7259 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4447 tonnes per hectare | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7186 tonnes per hectare | +61.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6093 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.555 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8376 tonnes per hectare | +50.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9794 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9909 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.606 tonnes per hectare | -48.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7453 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.734 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6626 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6787 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7994 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6852 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9973 tonnes per hectare | +45.5% |
| 2022 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | -36.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7764 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.7764 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.7764 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +218.0% | 0.1776 tonnes per hectare | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | 0.9607 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8045 tonnes per hectare | 0.5717 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4947 tonnes per hectare | 0.3933 tonnes per hectare | 0.5957 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6203 tonnes per hectare | 0.1776 tonnes per hectare | 0.9854 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.703 tonnes per hectare | 0.4447 tonnes per hectare | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | 0.606 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8719 tonnes per hectare | 0.6852 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 172 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 tonnes per hectare compare
- 173 Chad 0.8269 tonnes per hectare compare
- 174 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
- 176 Yemen 0.7687 tonnes per hectare compare
- 177 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 178 Libya 0.6597 tonnes per hectare 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 cereal yields in Mozambique?
- Cereal yields in Mozambique was 0.7764 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 cereal yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1776 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereal yields?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.