Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0827 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0827 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0937 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.039 ha per person, in 1971.
Mozambique ranks 10th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0622 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0574 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0563 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0551 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0567 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0608 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0647 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0545 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0533 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.04 ha per person | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.039 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0483 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0759 ha per person | +57.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0736 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0629 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0608 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0587 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0565 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0563 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0617 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0605 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0677 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0663 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.065 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0717 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0783 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.078 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0781 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0775 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0772 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0756 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0611 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0625 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0677 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0611 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0681 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.072 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.065 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0693 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0644 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0832 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0699 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0661 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0937 ha per person | +41.7% |
| 2006 | 0.08 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0782 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.09 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.072 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0756 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0767 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0646 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0688 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0661 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0608 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0587 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0556 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.055 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0743 ha per person | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0523 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0557 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0799 ha per person | +43.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0827 ha per person | +3.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0827 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 6.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0827 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.0533 ha per person | 0.0647 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0572 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 0.0759 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0705 ha per person | 0.0605 ha per person | 0.0783 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.067 ha per person | 0.0599 ha per person | 0.0772 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0767 ha per person | 0.0644 ha per person | 0.0937 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0641 ha per person | 0.055 ha per person | 0.0767 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.069 ha per person | 0.0523 ha per person | 0.0827 ha per person | 5 |
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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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0827 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0937 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 ha per person in 1971.
- How does Mozambique rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.