Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique stood at 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.4863 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0495 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0513 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0532 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0591 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0597 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0639 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0682 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.069 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0732 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0774 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0802 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.083 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0845 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0831 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0706 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0758 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0781 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0819 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.087 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0878 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0882 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0908 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0942 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0907 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0896 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0932 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.094 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1403 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1439 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1566 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1704 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.186 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2071 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2109 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2135 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2165 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2174 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.218 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2118 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2002 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1659 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1752 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1876 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1515 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1682 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1816 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1877 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1905 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.208 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2436 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2561 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2834 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2605 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2427 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2983 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3218 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2882 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3483 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4099 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4863 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3661 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +49.3% | 0.094 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1403 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0579 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.069 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0788 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0706 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0845 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0942 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1863 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1403 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2174 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1848 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1515 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.218 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2593 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1905 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3218 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4045 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3483 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4863 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 164 Algeria 0.4393 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 0.433 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 166 Guyana 0.414 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 168 New Caledonia 0.3689 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 169 South Sudan 0.3646 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 170 Liberia 0.3602 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.4117 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4863 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0477 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production 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
Global meat production 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.