Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2.82 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 24.5%
World rank
148th
of 189 countries
All-time high
4.39 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0496 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique stood at 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique peaked at 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0496 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 148th 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 square in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0496 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1106 tonnes per square kilometre | +123.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1144 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0941 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1272 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0877 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1055 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1081 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1475 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1653 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1679 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1361 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1869 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1043 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2645 tonnes per square kilometre | +153.7% |
| 1976 | 0.267 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2302 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3052 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4629 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4998 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4311 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4082 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3662 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5595 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7719 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1986 | 0.323 tonnes per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5506 tonnes per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7948 tonnes per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6078 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5926 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.777 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1992 | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8711 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7121 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7147 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5392 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 0.501 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7159 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5201 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5544 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7337 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9003 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9537 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9881 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 2.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.105 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0496 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1475 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.229 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1043 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4629 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5313 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.323 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7948 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7321 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.501 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5544 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 145 Zimbabwe 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Serbia 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Somalia 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Sweden 2.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 United States 2.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania 2.33 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Mozambique was 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 4.39 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0496 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Mozambique ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.