Millet yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Millet yields was 0.5937 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5937 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8038 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.249 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in Mozambique is 0.5937 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Mozambique peaked at 0.8038 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.249 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
That places Mozambique 75th out of 89 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.
Millet yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4499 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3644 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3939 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4116 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4883 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5248 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5863 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2554 tonnes per hectare | -51.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5402 tonnes per hectare | +111.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5384 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.272 tonnes per hectare | -49.5% |
| 2006 | 0.391 tonnes per hectare | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4709 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.249 tonnes per hectare | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4495 tonnes per hectare | +80.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4469 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4541 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare | +77.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2826 tonnes per hectare | -64.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5751 tonnes per hectare | +103.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3677 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4375 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4468 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6534 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 2019 | 0.761 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4132 tonnes per hectare | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5879 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5937 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.5937 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.5937 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +111.5% | 0.2554 tonnes per hectare | 0.5402 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | +103.5% | 0.2826 tonnes per hectare | 0.5751 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +80.5% | 0.249 tonnes per hectare | 0.4495 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | +77.0% | 0.4541 tonnes per hectare | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | -64.8% | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare | 0.2826 tonnes per hectare |
| 2002 | -51.5% | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 0.2554 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4431 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4449 tonnes per hectare | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4279 tonnes per hectare | 0.249 tonnes per hectare | 0.5863 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5229 tonnes per hectare | 0.2826 tonnes per hectare | 0.8038 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4132 tonnes per hectare | 0.5937 tonnes per hectare | 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 millet yields in Mozambique?
- Millet yields in Mozambique was 0.5937 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8038 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.249 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Mozambique rank for millet yields?
- Mozambique ranks 75th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.