Rice yields in Mozambique
Mozambique: Rice yields was 0.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 40.0%
World rank
121st
of 124 countries
All-time high
1.62 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
All-time low
0.2988 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice yields in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.62 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Mozambique peaked at 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2988 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
Mozambique ranks 121st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -29.8% |
| 1967 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -55.4% |
| 1977 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6118 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8211 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8421 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8857 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8747 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.529 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | -43.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare | +108.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8345 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8717 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9653 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9816 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9582 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4659 tonnes per hectare | -51.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6006 tonnes per hectare | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5387 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3398 tonnes per hectare | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4557 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4749 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4728 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5542 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5472 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5444 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4045 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.538 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6906 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4906 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5429 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5275 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4864 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6175 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9175 tonnes per hectare | +48.6% |
| 2022 | 0.962 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4427 tonnes per hectare | -54.0% |
| 2024 | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 30% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +108.3% | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8142 tonnes per hectare | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5842 tonnes per hectare | 0.3398 tonnes per hectare | 0.9816 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5322 tonnes per hectare | 0.4045 tonnes per hectare | 0.6906 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7119 tonnes per hectare | 0.4427 tonnes per hectare | 0.962 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
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- 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 yields in Mozambique?
- Rice yields in Mozambique was 0.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Mozambique rank for rice yields?
- Mozambique ranks 121st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.