Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique
Mozambique: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 3.42 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.42 million hectares
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
37th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.42 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
685,893 hectares
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique stood at 3.42 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique peaked at 3.42 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 685,893 hectares, in 1970.
That places Mozambique 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 731,500 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 702,600 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 716,700 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 713,400 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 731,000 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 784,000 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 824,000 hectares | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 757,589 hectares | -8.1% |
| 1969 | 811,436 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 685,893 hectares | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 690,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 774,000 hectares | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million hectares | +33.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 948,000 hectares | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 950,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 955,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 960,000 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 998,545 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 million hectares | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million hectares | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.27 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 1.27 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.40 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million hectares | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million hectares | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 1.43 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.53 million hectares | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.55 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.60 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.38 million hectares | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million hectares | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million hectares | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million hectares | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.86 million hectares | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.84 million hectares | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.71 million hectares | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million hectares | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 2.06 million hectares | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.94 million hectares | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.67 million hectares | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 2.49 million hectares | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.47 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million hectares | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.67 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.73 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.32 million hectares | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 2.53 million hectares | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2.45 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million hectares | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 2.31 million hectares | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.90 million hectares | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million hectares | -23.3% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.33 million hectares | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 3.42 million hectares | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 752,469 hectares | 702,600 hectares | 824,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 902,144 hectares | 685,893 hectares | 1.03 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 million hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 5 |
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- 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mozambique was 3.42 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 685,893 hectares in 1970.
- How does Mozambique rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Mozambique ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.