Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0013 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 59.8% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0013 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2005.
Mozambique ranks 70th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 ha per person | +42.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0007 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | +97.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | +59.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +97.1% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person |
| 2024 | +59.8% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 1992 | -53.0% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 1966 | +42.4% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person |
| 2020 | +26.7% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2005.
- How does Mozambique rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 70th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.