Cotton yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cotton yields was 0.6159 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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
In 2024, cotton yields in Mozambique stood at 0.6159 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Mozambique peaked at 0.9153 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1626 tonnes per hectare, in 1988.
Mozambique ranks 81st of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3501 tonnes per hectare | 0.237 tonnes per hectare | 0.4362 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | 0.2757 tonnes per hectare | 0.4506 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2835 tonnes per hectare | 0.1626 tonnes per hectare | 0.4896 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5407 tonnes per hectare | 0.3723 tonnes per hectare | 0.6776 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | 0.3294 tonnes per hectare | 0.4812 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare | 0.4098 tonnes per hectare | 0.9153 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6178 tonnes per hectare | 0.5962 tonnes per hectare | 0.6578 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 cotton yields in Mozambique?
- Cotton yields in Mozambique was 0.6159 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 cotton yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9153 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1626 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- How does Mozambique rank for cotton yields?
- Mozambique ranks 81st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.