Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0079 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique is 0.0079 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.5% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0177 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 ha per person, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0088 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0086 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.009 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0084 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0091 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0081 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0076 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.008 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0082 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0079 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0078 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0082 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0085 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0084 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.008 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.008 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0081 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0177 ha per person | +87.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0168 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0163 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0172 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.017 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0142 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0146 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2016 | 0.012 ha per person | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 ha per person | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 ha per person | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0109 ha per person | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0079 ha per person | -27.5% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0079 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0079 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +87.9% | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person |
| 2012 | +47.9% | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person |
| 2023 | +39.0% | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person |
| 2016 | +37.9% | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person |
| 2015 | -40.5% | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0079 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.