Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 105,447 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mozambique stood at 105,447 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 463,700 ha in 1967 and was at its lowest, 28,000 ha, in 1985.
That places Mozambique 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 367,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 356,000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 313,000 ha | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 337,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 417,000 ha | +23.7% |
| 1966 | 423,428 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 463,700 ha | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 432,347 ha | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 434,198 ha | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 417,936 ha | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 434,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 386,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 364,000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 339,000 ha | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 339,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 299,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 192,000 ha | -35.8% |
| 1978 | 214,000 ha | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 164,000 ha | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 176,000 ha | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 216,000 ha | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 166,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 130,000 ha | -21.7% |
| 1984 | 115,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 28,000 ha | -75.7% |
| 1986 | 57,500 ha | +105.4% |
| 1987 | 117,500 ha | +104.3% |
| 1988 | 140,500 ha | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 117,500 ha | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 75,521 ha | -35.7% |
| 1991 | 84,500 ha | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 94,500 ha | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 86,500 ha | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 86,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 95,500 ha | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 86,500 ha | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 175,815 ha | +103.3% |
| 1998 | 208,297 ha | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 200,414 ha | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 114,655 ha | -42.8% |
| 2001 | 249,481 ha | +117.6% |
| 2002 | 275,727 ha | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 184,900 ha | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 304,839 ha | +64.9% |
| 2005 | 259,000 ha | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 356,900 ha | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 368,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 408,300 ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 409,150 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 139,000 ha | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 198,400 ha | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 198,150 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 152,007 ha | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 166,089 ha | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 129,003 ha | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 109,940 ha | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 123,044 ha | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 132,999 ha | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 139,016 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 143,966 ha | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 138,947 ha | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 142,902 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 104,004 ha | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 105,447 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 393,741 ha | 313,000 ha | 463,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 314,894 ha | 164,000 ha | 434,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 126,400 ha | 28,000 ha | 216,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,355 ha | 75,521 ha | 208,297 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 293,095 ha | 114,655 ha | 409,150 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 148,765 ha | 109,940 ha | 198,400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 127,053 ha | 104,004 ha | 143,966 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mozambique was 105,447 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 463,700 ha in 1967.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 ha in 1985.
- How does Mozambique rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.