Corn: Yield gap in Mozambique
Mozambique: Corn: Yield gap was 3.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Mozambique stood at 3.18 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Mozambique peaked at 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.49 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Mozambique 30th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Mozambique?
- Corn: yield gap in Mozambique was 3.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Mozambique rank for corn: yield gap?
- Mozambique ranks 30th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.