Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique
Mozambique: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0346 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique is 0.0346 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique peaked at 0.0346 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Mozambique 90th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | +101.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0346 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0346 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +101.0% | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -52.1% | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +45.5% | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +30.5% | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0337 ha per square kilometre | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 87 Myanmar 0.043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Chile 0.039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.0351 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Yemen 0.0339 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Indonesia 0.0336 ha per square kilometre compare
- 93 New Zealand 0.032 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mozambique was 0.0346 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0346 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Mozambique rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mozambique ranks 90th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.