Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Mozambique
Mozambique: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested was 6,973 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Mozambique stood at 6,973 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Mozambique peaked at 7,406 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 4th out of 26 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.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 4,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 6,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6,645 ha | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 6,000 ha | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 5,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 6,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 5,500 ha | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 7,000 ha | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 7,406 ha | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 7,100 ha | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 7,200 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 6,300 ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6,400 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 6,400 ha | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 6,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 6,200 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 7,000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 6,800 ha | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 7,100 ha | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 7,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 7,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,935 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6,905 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,895 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,970 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7,011 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7,055 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,040 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,989 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6,954 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6,963 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,973 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,222 ha | 1,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 6,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,385 ha | 5,000 ha | 7,406 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,340 ha | 6,000 ha | 7,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,967 ha | 6,800 ha | 7,100 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,984 ha | 6,954 ha | 7,040 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 1 India 86,611 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 12,284 ha compare
- 3 Chile 10,595 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,864 ha compare
- 5 Indonesia 3,908 ha compare
- 6 China 3,664 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 3,664 ha 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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Mozambique?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested in Mozambique was 6,973 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 7,406 ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Mozambique ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.