Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Mozambique
Mozambique: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 246,493 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Mozambique stood at 246,493 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Mozambique peaked at 246,493 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90,736 t, in 1965.
Mozambique ranks 66th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94,376 t | — |
| 1962 | 92,544 t | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 93,553 t | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 103,009 t | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 90,736 t | -11.9% |
| 1966 | 92,921 t | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 110,496 t | +18.9% |
| 1968 | 124,123 t | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 118,028 t | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 122,589 t | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 127,542 t | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 133,638 t | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 134,723 t | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 131,170 t | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 122,925 t | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 122,668 t | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 121,091 t | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 123,953 t | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 129,204 t | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 128,826 t | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 125,423 t | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 119,289 t | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 111,934 t | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 106,922 t | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 105,085 t | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 107,810 t | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 109,742 t | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 111,487 t | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 112,492 t | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 105,520 t | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 113,543 t | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 108,073 t | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 109,783 t | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 107,621 t | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 116,956 t | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 125,541 t | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 131,362 t | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 135,987 t | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 140,359 t | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 123,680 t | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 126,636 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 109,985 t | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 105,350 t | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 112,953 t | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 133,600 t | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 119,979 t | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 137,200 t | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 144,988 t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 151,595 t | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 172,730 t | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 179,060 t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 218,368 t | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 132,094 t | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 153,365 t | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 143,355 t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 157,620 t | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 167,647 t | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 174,245 t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 187,485 t | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 198,560 t | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 198,662 t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 226,300 t | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 237,898 t | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 246,493 t | +3.6% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 246,493 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 150,010 t, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 246,493 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,439 t, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -39.5% | 218,368 t | 132,094 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,198 t | 90,736 t | 124,123 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 126,950 t | 121,091 t | 134,723 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,901 t | 105,085 t | 128,826 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,474 t | 105,520 t | 140,359 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,597 t | 105,350 t | 151,595 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,597 t | 132,094 t | 218,368 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,583 t | 198,560 t | 246,493 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Mozambique?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Mozambique was 246,493 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 246,493 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,736 t in 1965.
- How does Mozambique rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Mozambique ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.