Corn yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Corn yields was 0.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: 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 yields in Mozambique stood at 0.81 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Mozambique peaked at 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1587 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Mozambique 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9246 tonnes per hectare | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7793 tonnes per hectare | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4185 tonnes per hectare | 0.271 tonnes per hectare | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | 0.1587 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7917 tonnes per hectare | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9411 tonnes per hectare | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | 0.7139 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 155 South Sudan 0.9649 tonnes per hectare compare
- 156 Namibia 0.933 tonnes per hectare compare
- 157 Gambia 0.9324 tonnes per hectare compare
- 159 Haiti 0.7694 tonnes per hectare compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Central African Republic 0.7407 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Mozambique?
- Corn yields in Mozambique was 0.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1587 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for corn yields?
- Mozambique ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.