What is land area in Mozambique?

Land area in Mozambique was 78.64 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Mozambique?

The highest recorded value was 78.64 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Mozambique?

The lowest recorded value was 78.64 million hectares in 1961.

How does Mozambique rank for land area?

Mozambique ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Mozambique?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mozambique data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Mozambique

Name: Land area in Mozambique
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mozambique: Land area was 78.64 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

78.64 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 53 countries

All-time high

78.64 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

78.64 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Mozambique, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Mozambique stood at 78.64 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Mozambique peaked at 78.64 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 78.64 million hectares, in 1961.

Mozambique ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	9
1970s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	10
1980s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	10
1990s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	10
2000s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	10
2010s	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	78.64 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare
14 Tanzania 88.58 million hectares compare
15 Namibia 82.33 million hectares compare
17 Zambia 74.34 million hectares compare
18 Somalia 62.73 million hectares compare
19 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 62.8% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.57 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 25.57 (2025)
Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Mozambique?: Land area in Mozambique was 78.64 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Mozambique?: The highest recorded value was 78.64 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Mozambique?: The lowest recorded value was 78.64 million hectares in 1961.
How does Mozambique rank for land area?: Mozambique ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Mozambique?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mozambique data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.