Potato yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Potato yields was 12.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 12.36 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is down 36.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Mozambique peaked at 19.37 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.26 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Mozambique ranks 124th of 158 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 8.01 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.87 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 12.66 tonnes per hectare | 14.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | 11.71 tonnes per hectare | 19.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.35 tonnes per hectare | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | 19.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 potato yields in Mozambique?
- Potato yields in Mozambique was 12.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 19.37 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for potato yields?
- Mozambique ranks 124th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.