Corn yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Corn yields was 0.81 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.81 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
159th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.1587 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8706 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8875 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9535 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9394 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8088 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6618 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | -37.0% |
| 1976 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +80.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6446 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4125 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.459 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.271 tonnes per hectare | -41.0% |
| 1988 | 0.322 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.448 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3241 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1587 tonnes per hectare | -51.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6332 tonnes per hectare | +299.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5207 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6794 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9395 tonnes per hectare | +38.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9033 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9006 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9399 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.958 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7065 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8711 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8085 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | -38.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8387 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6813 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6177 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +61.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6814 tonnes per hectare | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7967 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8719 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8831 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7139 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +54.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.81 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.81 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +299.0% | 0.1587 tonnes per hectare | 0.6332 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 156 South Sudan 0.9649 tonnes per hectare compare
- 157 Namibia 0.933 tonnes per hectare compare
- 158 Gambia 0.9324 tonnes per hectare compare
- 160 Haiti 0.7694 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 162 Central African Republic 0.7407 tonnes per hectare 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 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 159th out of 171 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.