Cereal yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereal yields was 0.7764 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 174th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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
- 171 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.8718 tonnes per hectare compare
- 172 Chad 0.8269 tonnes per hectare compare
- 173 Central African Republic 0.7884 tonnes per hectare compare
- 175 Yemen 0.7687 tonnes per hectare compare
- 176 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 177 Libya 0.6597 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 174th out of 185 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.