Cropland area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Cropland area was 6.05 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 6.05 million hectares for cropland area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Mozambique peaked at 6.07 million hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.65 million hectares, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 48th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.72 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 2.92 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.07 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.00 million hectares | 4.15 million hectares | 5.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million hectares | 5.95 million hectares | 6.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | 6.05 million hectares | 4 |
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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 cropland area in Mozambique?
- Cropland area in Mozambique was 6.05 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for cropland area?
- Mozambique ranks 48th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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