Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0658 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0658 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.1089 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +118.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +33.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -45.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +145.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 0.033 tonnes per person | +46.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0347 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0293 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +49.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -58.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0338 tonnes per person | +69.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | +44.6% |
| 1989 | 0.037 tonnes per person | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0796 tonnes per person | +73.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0488 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 tonnes per person | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.024 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0373 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0356 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0516 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0703 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0597 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | -26.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0658 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0658 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0185 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0339 tonnes per person | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0488 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0387 tonnes per person | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.0796 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | 0.0628 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0632 tonnes per person | 0.0516 tonnes per person | 0.0811 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0898 tonnes per person | 0.0658 tonnes per person | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0658 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1089 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.