Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mozambique
Mozambique: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 5,750 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mozambique, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 5,750 1000 No for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mozambique peaked at 5,750 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,124 1000 No, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 9th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,124 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 4,198 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,274 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,365 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4,406 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4,447 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4,479 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,510 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4,545 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4,580 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4,609 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4,640 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4,669 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 4,704 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4,734 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4,749 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4,852 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4,973 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5,077 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5,197 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,337 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 5,488 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5,576 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 5,750 1000 No | +3.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 5,750 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,161 1000 No, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 5,750 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 567.97 1000 No, 10.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,393 1000 No | 4,124 1000 No | 4,580 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,820 1000 No | 4,609 1000 No | 5,197 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,538 1000 No | 5,337 1000 No | 5,750 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 6 Pakistan 11,746 1000 No compare
- 6 Viet Nam 7,147 1000 No compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,748 1000 No compare
- 7 Ethiopia 11,463 1000 No compare
- 8 Uganda 7,287 1000 No compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,125 1000 No compare
- 10 Kenya 5,634 1000 No compare
- 10 Melanesia 824.22 1000 No compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 752.27 1000 No compare
- 11 Madagascar 5,222 1000 No compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 543.97 1000 No compare
- 12 Thailand 5,037 1000 No 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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mozambique?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mozambique was 5,750 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 5,750 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,124 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Mozambique ranks 9th out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.