Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 4.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique is 4.24 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 4.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8722 ha per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9302 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8935 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9114 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9072 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9296 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.997 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9634 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8722 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8774 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9843 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 2.61 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 3.17 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.83 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.94 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 2.83 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9569 ha per square kilometre | 0.8935 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 0.8722 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 1.95 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | 2.18 ha per square kilometre | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | 2.83 ha per square kilometre | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 4.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8722 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 73rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.